The Toronto Jazz Scene

A city of clubs, sessions, and serious chops—Toronto has long been the beating heart of Canadian jazz. This collection pays tribute to the players, composers, and innovators who shaped its sound: from smoky post-war lounges to modern downtown lofts, from straight-ahead swingers to boundary-pushing experimentalists. Featuring legends, sidemen, and new voices alike, The Toronto Jazz Scene captures the energy, elegance, and evolution of one of North America’s most vital jazz communities.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Mrs. Robinson	The Now Sound	03:08
Moe Koffman	Sunshine Superman	Moe's Curried Soul	04:51
Paul Zaza	For Julia	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:22
Guido Basso	Two for the Road (H. Mancini)	One More for the Road	06:53
Jimmy Namaro	The Man I Love	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:53
Wally Koster	L-O-V-E	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:37
Compilation	Woodland City	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	03:47
Boogus	Cow Cow Boogie	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:24
Guido Basso	'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)	Lost in the Stars	03:45
Hogtown Trumpets	Ludwig's Bugle	CBC Comp 434 comp	03:14
Jimmy Namaro	With Mallets Towards Some	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:56
John Arpin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	Direct to Disc	03:54
Jerry Toth	Moment of Love	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:01
Wally Koster	April in Paris	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:02
Peter Appleyard	The Blue Room	The Vibe Sound Of	02:35
The Laurie Bower Singers	Evergreen	Looks Like We Made It	03:27
Johnny Cowell	Kornig - Post Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:46
Jackie Richardson	If I Could Only Sleep	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	05:49
Peter Appleyard	Satin Doll	Toronto Instrumental	02:39
Bill Butler	Chopin Nocturne In E Flat	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:35
Norman Amadio Trio	Lullaby of the Leaves	ST	03:00
Jimmy Dale	Alone Again, Naturally	Toronto Instrumental	02:55
Jerry Toth	Heather My Love	The Twelve Sides Of	03:58
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Caribbean Moonlight	ST	03:09
Johnny Cowell	Rejoice	The Virtuoso Trumpet	04:05
Jimmy Namaro	Sam For Short	At the Westbury	03:44
John Arpin	Cannonball Blues	Concert In Ragtime	02:16
Paul Zaza	Wonderman	Faces and Places	02:27
Boogus	Gemini Rag	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:37
Johnny Cowell	Every Single Day	The Tender Loving Care	02:32
Guido Basso	Tara's Theme	It's Happening	02:21
The Laurie Bower Singers	Boney Fingers	Back Home Again	02:26
Guido Basso	Too Late Now	Love Talk	03:19
Johnny Cowell	Just One More Time	His Girl	02:15
Russ Little	Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings)	Deeper and Deeper	01:44
Guido Basso	Gentle Rain	One More for the Road	04:58
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks)	Bluesprint	05:20
Jimmy Dale	Bye Bye	Soft and Groovy	02:42
Hagood Hardy	Maybe Tomorrow	Maybe Tomorrow	02:56
Jimmy Namaro	Soft Hands	Driftwood	02:54
Joyce Sullivan	Friendly Star	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:50
Compilation	Manteca - Salsa Nova	Jazz Toronto	05:40
Jimmy Dale	Baby I'm A-Want You	Toronto Instrumental	02:33
2B3	Michael Fonfara, Rob Gusevs - Burnin' at the Stake	The Toronto Sessions	04:59
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Gone With the Blues	Strictly Nimmons	06:05
The Laurie Bower Singers	Guitar Man	Wish I Was A Plane	03:19
Jerry Toth	To Wait for Love	The Music Of	02:14
John Arpin	Gladiolus Rag (1907)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:11
The Laurie Bower Singers	Wish I Was A Plane	Wish I Was A Plane	02:50
Denny Vaughan	Je Reviens Chez-Nous	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:27
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek)	Peter & The Wolf	Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music	02:43
Hagood Hardy	The Looking Glass	As Time Goes By	03:19
Doug Riley	Peace Dance	Freedom	06:24
Jimmy Namaro	Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:33
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Invocation: Bronze (The Contest)	Transformations - Invocations	08:32
Henry Cuesta	We're at Home	Clarinet With Strings	02:10
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Goodbye	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	08:02
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	The Look Of Love	The Now Sound	02:45
Bill Badgley	Mesclado (MYXAPYKL)	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	02:10
Guido Basso	Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris)	Lost in the Stars	05:05
Moe Koffman	L'il Bitty Pretty One	Moe's Curried Soul	03:56
Ed Bickert	Street of Dreams	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:22
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Pat Riccio	Matchmaker (Bock-Harnick) Doug Crosley: vocals	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	02:25
Guido Basso	Sleigh Ride	Christmas Today	02:20
Jimmy Dale	Where Is the Love?	Toronto Instrumental	02:49
Hagood Hardy	My Elusive Dreams	The Homecoming	02:45
Wally Koster	Home in Canada (Pat Riccio)	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:28
Doug Crosley	For All We Know	With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra	02:49
Rick Wilkins	Just The Way You Are	For the Sake of Music	04:05
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Pagan Love Song	ST	02:55
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Lip Flap (For Fred)	Now!	03:48
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David)	Now!	05:50
Compilation	Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - The Duke	Jazz Toronto	04:00
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Wave	Do Something Nice Today!	02:47
Rick Wilkins	Somewhere Along the Way	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:57
Guido Basso	Goofus	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:32
Peter Appleyard	Pavanne pour une infante défunte	Peter Appleyard Presents	04:29
Doug Crosley	Somewhere, Sometime (Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:59
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue	Toronto Instrumental	02:35
Rick Wilkins	Sometimes When We Touch	For the Sake of Music	03:10
Paul Zaza	The Magic Island	Images	02:51
Compilation	Billy Van - Kiss The Wind	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	03:18
Ben McPeek	Fascinating Rhythm	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:05
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Bali Ha'I	ST	03:42
Jimmy Namaro	Good Morning Annie	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:24
Paul Zaza	Swallow Flight	Images	03:45
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Back On the Bus	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	03:46
Henry Cuesta	Glamorous Night	Clarinet With Strings	02:22
Teddy Roderman	Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan)	Stay Awhile	02:11
The Laurie Bower Singers	She's Always A Woman	You	03:37
Eugene Amaro	People	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:43
Paul Zaza	Summer Evening	Images	02:36
Peter Appleyard	Crazy Rhythm	The Vibe Sound Of	02:36
Jackie Richardson	I Alone	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:27
Guido Basso	Put Your Hand in the Hand	Put Your Hand in the Hand	03:16
Rick Wilkins	Amarillo	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:21
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	I Lived in a Dream	Halifax Instrumental	03:01
Lucio Agostini	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	01:36
Doug Randle	Nicolston Dam	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:11

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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Hagood Hardy - Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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