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
Norman Amadio Trio	You Do Something To Me	ST	01:39
Guido Basso	S'Wonderful	And All That Latin Jazz!	03:10
Doug Crosley	Sing a Happy Song (Babs Babineau, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	04:01
Moe Koffman	Now is the Time	Goes Electric	02:55
Lucio Agostini	La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird)	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:01
Ivy Steel	Don’t Explain	Reincarnation	04:26
John Arpin	Meadowlark Rag (1916)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:03
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Ace in the Hole	+ Horn = Dixie	03:09
Rick Wilkins	The Closer I Get To You	For the Sake of Music	03:23
Eugene Amaro	Twilight Time	Twilight Time	02:45
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	The Way You Look Tonight	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:23
Lenny Breau	But Beautiful	Mo' Breau	05:04
Lenny Breau	Blues Theme	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	01:04
The Laurie Bower Singers	September Morn	When You Say Goodbye	03:39
Fred Stone	Troika	The Music of Fred Stone	06:23
Moe Koffman	Exodus	Tales of Koffman	04:29
Hagood Hardy	Sonny's Ragtime	Reflections	02:09
Peter Appleyard	Wichita Lineman	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:43
Guido Basso	My Ideal	One More for the Road	02:00
Jackie Richardson	If I Could	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	03:28
Eugene Amaro	My Love	Twilight Time	02:56
Compilation	Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow	CBC Comp 409	03:25
The Laurie Bower Singers	You Never Done It Like That	You	03:09
Guido Basso	Sweet Georgia Fame	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	05:23
Hagood Hardy	Leaside Bridge	As Time Goes By	04:56
Rick Wilkins	Blues for Helene	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	07:00
Jackie Richardson	I'm In Love	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	03:04
Compilation	This Could be the Start of Something Big (arranged by Bruce Cassidy)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	03:09
Jimmy Dale	Could it be Magic	Profiles	02:45
Compilation	Brian Dickinson - Alone Together	Jazz Toronto	04:52
Jerry Toth	Piano Concerto #2 .. Rudy Toth piano solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:30
Guido Basso	What A Friend	It's Happening	02:31
Moe Koffman	Jeannine	Tales of Koffman	05:27
The Laurie Bower Singers	Why Is Forever Taking So Long	When You Say Goodbye	03:02
Jackie Richardson	The Lies of Handsome Men	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	04:58
Moe Koffman	Windy	Turned on	02:35
John Arpin	Love and Maple Syrup	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:37
Guido Basso	Christmas Waltz	Christmas Today	02:10
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Let's Call the Whole Thing Off	And I Love Her	02:14
Lenny Breau	Blues Theme #2	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	02:33
Denny Vaughan	(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	03:03
Paul Zaza	Sevillianas	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:13
Johnny Cowell	Don't Mention My Name	Hot Brass	01:56
The Laurie Bower Singers	Don't Ask Me Why	It Goes Like It Goes	02:56
Bill Butler	June in January	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:25
Fred Stone	Elissa	The Music of Fred Stone	07:25
Peter Appleyard	Yesterday & Tomorrow	Toronto Instrumental	02:32
Moe Koffman	Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	06:30
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Champagne and Quail	Halifax Instrumental	02:48
Paul Zaza	Song of the Stars	Images	02:47
Guido Basso	You Are My Sunshine	It's Happening	01:53
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Where or When	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:32
Rick Wilkins	Weekend in New England	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:38
Ivy Steel	Easy Living	Reincarnation	05:03
Bill Butler	Spring Will be a Little Late This Year	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:51
Rick Wilkins	Holiday	Discovery	03:18
Lucio Agostini	Centennial Caravan	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:06
Lucio Agostini	World of Music	Action With Agostini	02:59
Lenny Breau	Autumn Leaves	Mo' Breau	02:01
Hagood Hardy	Feelin' Good	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:14
Moe Koffman	Song for My Father	Turned on	02:54
Phil Nimmons Group	In a Mellotone	Take 10	06:49
The Laurie Bower Singers	Don't Go Breaking My Heart	Feelin'	02:27
Norman Amadio Trio	Lullaby of the Leaves	ST	03:00
Joyce Sullivan	The Anniversary Song	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:46
Ed Bickert	Polkadots & Moonbeams	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:27
Jimmy Namaro	Climax	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:24
Johnny Cowell	Stawberry Jam	His Girl	02:04
Compilation	Laurie Bower Singers - Sometime Girl	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:00
Ben McPeek	Soon It's Gonna Rain	The Original Sounds of	03:09
Doug Riley	Child Eyes	Freedom	05:21
Lenny Breau	A Taste of Honey	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	04:30
The Laurie Bower Singers	Peaceful	Wish I Was A Plane	02:38
Pat Riccio	Then I'll Be Tired of You (Schwarz-Harburg) Doug Crosley: vocals	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	03:01
Hagood Hardy	If I Had Nothing But a Dream	Reflections	02:51
Teddy Roderman	Lovers Roulette	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:54
Johnny Cowell	Every Single Day	The Tender Loving Care	02:32
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Sku-Ba-Doo	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	07:19
The Laurie Bower Singers	Do You Think I'd Call It Love	When You Say Goodbye	03:00
Ben McPeek	Both Sides Now	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:07
Johnny Cowell	The Eternal Flame	Our Winter Love	02:23
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Castle Rock	Bluesprint	04:45
Jerry Toth	Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:19
Ivy Steel	What a Little Moonlight Can Do	Reincarnation	03:28
Doug Randle	Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:11
The Laurie Bower Singers	Don't Blame Me	Laurie Bower	04:03
Guido Basso	Never Let Me Go	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	07:00
Doug Crosley	In the Forest (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	03:56
Fred Stone	Theme from Lawrence of Arabia	The Music of Fred Stone	08:32
Ben McPeek	Big Red	The Original Sounds of	02:42
Doug Randle	Out of this World (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:00
The Brian Browne Trio	Bonnie & Clyde	Toronto Instrumental	02:17
Fred Stone	For Igor	The Music of Fred Stone	07:46
Compilation	Ted Komar - Bela Bimba	CBC Comp 409	02:24
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Voices of Spring	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:09
The Laurie Bower Singers	Morning Has Broken	Morning Has Broken	02:38
Moe Koffman	Curried Sole	Moe's Curried Soul	03:17
Jimmy Namaro	We Gotta Get it All Together	We Gotta Get It All Together	04:50
Henry Cuesta	Rose Garden	Plays Favourites	02:12
Paul Zaza	Hollywood Hills	Faces and Places	02:30

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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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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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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