The Toronto Jazz Scene

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
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street + Horn = Dixie
Fred Stone Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Rick Wilkins Emotion For the Sake of Music
Jimmy Namaro Moanin' Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Doug Randle You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
Paul Zaza Canon in D Images
Bill Badgley Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Phil Nimmons Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Ben McPeek Maxwell's Silver Hammer Thinking of You
Tony Quarrington Roundabout One Bright Morning
Jimmy Dale Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
Doug Crosley Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Jimmy Dale The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Teddy Roderman Meditation Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Namaro Morrocco At the Westbury
The Laurie Bower Singers Too Much Is On The Line When You Say Goodbye
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Moe Koffman Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Doug Randle Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Killing Me Softly (With This Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Peter Appleyard Conversation The Vibraphone Of
Moe Koffman Battering Ram Goes Electric
Moe Koffman Growing Up Tales of Koffman
Lucio Agostini Jolly Jumping Jack Action With Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
The Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
The Brian Browne Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers Guitar Man Wish I Was A Plane
Moe Koffman Tangerine (Bossa Nova) Tales of Koffman
Jimmy Namaro Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Johnny Cowell The Swagger O' The Kilt His Girl
Don Gillis Beautiful Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
The Brian Browne Trio After Midnight Toronto Instrumental
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Norman Amadio Trio Nica's Dream ST
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Bill Butler I Love You The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Paul Zaza Wonderman Faces and Places
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Bill Badgley If You Leave Me Now Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Peter Appleyard Lazy Silhouettes The Lincolnshire Poacher
Johnny Cowell Freeze! Our Winter Love
The Laurie Bower Singers The Way I Want Got a Feelin' for Love
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Paul Zaza Autumn Reflections Images
Paul Zaza Portrait of a Rose Faces and Places
Lucio Agostini Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Lenny Breau Georgia on My Mind Guitar Sounds From
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Jerry Toth Theme From "Search" The Twelve Sides Of
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jerry Toth Say Goodbye To Your Cash The Twelve Sides Of
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Ben McPeek Mynah Merengue The Original Sounds of
Doug Riley Child Eyes Freedom
Moe Koffman Francesca Cool and Hot Sax
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Paul Hoffert Lover Man The Jazz Roots of
Hagood Hardy The Looking Glass As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight) Laurie Bower
Doug Riley Shoot Freedom
Peter Appleyard Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
Teddy Roderman Oops Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
The Laurie Bower Singers Take Me Home Country Roads Take Me Home Country Roads
Johnny Cowell Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
The Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
Denny Vaughan I Love You Because A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Wally Koster L-O-V-E The Songs of Wally Koster
Tommy Ambrose That's the Way it Was Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Compilation Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance Jazz Toronto
Hagood Hardy Christmas Song The Christmas Album
Bill Butler My Heart at thy Sweet Voice Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Norman Amadio Trio You Do Something To Me ST
Denny Vaughan Then I'll Be Happy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Carol McCartney A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Peter Appleyard Pavanne pour une infante défunte Peter Appleyard Presents
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Coasting (with Isaacs)
The Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

Hochfeld, Manitoba → Vernon, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Peter Appleyard - ST

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug Riley - Freedom

Toronto, Ontario → Little Pond, Prince Edward Island, 🇨🇦

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Montage

ST

45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

back

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

One Bright Morning

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tony quarrington (1)

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Tony Quarrington

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

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

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