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
Boogus	Take Your Clothes Off	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:49
Peter Appleyard	Liza	The Vibe Sound Of	02:15
Jimmy Namaro	Laura	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:52
Guido Basso	My Foolish Heart	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	07:13
The Laurie Bower Singers	Happy Dreamer	Wish I Was A Plane	03:36
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Exactly Like Jerry Smith	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	08:22
Compilation	Teach Me	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	02:37
Jimmy Namaro	Balikpapan	Driftwood	03:02
Terry Watada	Weekend	Night's Disgrace	03:18
Henry Cuesta	Thorn in My Shoe	Plays Favourites	02:12
Tommy Ambrose	That's the Way it Was	Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was	02:46
Johnny Cowell	Stawberry Jam	His Girl	02:04
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Cast Your Fate	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	03:02
Jerry Toth	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:06
Bill Badgley	Aubrey	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	02:34
Phil Nimmons Group	On the Autobahn	Take 10	06:55
Johnny Cowell	Quiet Girl	The Tender Loving Care	02:19
Lucio Agostini	Coastin'	Action With Agostini	02:40
Ben McPeek	Yorkville Yak	The Original Sounds of	01:47
Teddy Roderman	Dance Of A Hip Gypsy	Makin' It With You	02:31
The Laurie Bower Singers	Theme from Chariots of Fire - Race to the End	Laurie Bower	02:42
Jimmy Namaro	This is My Song	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:05
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Room at the Back	Strictly Nimmons	05:21
Compilation	Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So	CBC Comp 409	02:49
Jimmy Namaro	African Echoes	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:00
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vinaroz	Halifax Instrumental	02:58
The Laurie Bower Singers	You Are What I Am	Wish I Was A Plane	02:23
Moe Koffman	Pretzel Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	01:58
Russ Little	Footwork	Footwork	04:58
Denny Vaughan	Yesterday When I Was Young	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:51
Johnny Cowell	El Condor Pasa	The Tender Loving Care	02:08
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Sunny	The Now Sound	02:08
Jerry Toth	It's a Great Life	The Music Of	02:09
Johnny Cowell	Girl On A Roller Coaster	His Girl	02:06
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	12th Street Rag (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read)	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:23
Henry Cuesta	Forever April	Clarinet With Strings	02:11
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today!	02:34
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	I Feel the Earth Move	Do Something Nice Today!	02:20
Hagood Hardy	Quorum	The Homecoming	04:14
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening	01:54
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Goodbye	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	08:02
Jerry Toth	One (from a Chorus Line)	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:42
Rick Wilkins	Holiday	Discovery	03:18
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Auf Widersehn	The Old Meets the New	03:04
Teddy Roderman	Mississippi	Stay Awhile	02:09
Moe Koffman	Mrs. Robinson	Turned on	02:31
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Sing	Do Something Nice Today!	02:39
Johnny Burt Society	Summer Summer	….Come Summer	02:18
Ed Bickert	Soft Winds	Out of the Past	08:01
Paul Zaza	Guitarra Espana	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:56
Hagood Hardy	Maybe Tomorrow	Maybe Tomorrow	02:56
Bill Badgley	After The Lovin'	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:06
John Arpin	Bill Bailey	Concert In Ragtime	03:21
Lucio Agostini	St. Thomas	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:17
Jimmy Dale	Till the End of Time	Profiles	02:40
Lenny Breau	No Greater Love	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	07:10
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction)	Do Something Nice Today!	04:23
Hagood Hardy	You Needed Me	Reflections	04:00
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Song And Dance	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	09:28
John Arpin	Tickled to Death	Concert In Ragtime	01:57
John Arpin	Centennial Rag	Concert In Ragtime	02:21
Johnny Cowell	Lonely Girl	Our Winter Love	01:46
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	I Love You, Yes I Do	Bluesprint	03:40
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Baby Elephant Walk	The Old Meets the New	04:32
Jerry Toth	Little Boy Blue	The Twelve Sides Of	02:33
Johnny Cowell	Runnin' Away	Hot Brass	02:20
Jerry Toth	Picasso Summer	The Twelve Sides Of	02:32
The Laurie Bower Singers	Shadow Song	Wish I Was A Plane	03:14
Doug Riley	Dinosaurus	Freedom	04:44
Paul Hoffert	Lover Man	The Jazz Roots of	11:00
Bill Butler	18th Variation from Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini (Theme from "A Story of Three Loves")	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:38
Jimmy Namaro	Nightingale	Driftwood	03:05
Bill Badgley	Music to Watch Girls By	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:29
Wally Koster	Sunset Waltz	Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz	03:46
Terry Watada	Closing Time	Night's Disgrace	06:14
Lenny Breau	You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	03:25
Ron Collier Tentet	Hockey Theme	ST	02:18
Russ Little	Cold Duck Time	Snapshot	05:15
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rhumba Girl	It Goes Like It Goes	03:30
The Laurie Bower Singers	Epilogue	Morning Has Broken	00:37
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	My Best Girl	+ Horn = Dixie	03:31
Compilation	Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:42
Russ Little	Four Brothers	Footwork	06:29
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks	Strictly Nimmons	03:38
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Blues Before Bedtime	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	02:43
The Laurie Bower Singers	I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today	Take Me Home Country Roads	03:29
The Laurie Bower Singers	You're The One That I Want	You	02:44
2B3	Doug Riley, Michael Fonfara - Steel Onions	The Toronto Sessions	05:39
Rick Wilkins	Amarillo	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:21
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	Just You, Just Me (vocals Dianne Brooks)	Bluesprint	05:45
The Laurie Bower Singers	Here's That Rainy Day	Feelin'	02:13
Guido Basso	Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw)	Love Talk	02:40
Wally Koster	Alone Together	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:01
Tommy Ambrose	Have a Heart	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:16
Doug Riley	Roads Travelled & Days Gone By	Freedom	04:54
Phil Nimmons Group	Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious	Mary Popppins Swings	03:08
Jimmy Namaro	With Mallets Towards Some	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:56
Ed Bickert	Bye Bye Baby	Bye Bye Baby	03:41
The Laurie Bower Singers	Angie Baby	Back Home Again	03:32
Peter Appleyard	Cinderella Rockefeller	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:19

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Johnny Burt Society - In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

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Johnny Burt Society - ….Come Summer

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Trombone - Teddy Roderman

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - ST

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Halifax Instrumental

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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Jim O'Driscoll - I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

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Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Russ Little - Footwork

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Russ Little - Slow Burn

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Russ Little - On the Shoulders of Giants

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Russ Little - Snapshot

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

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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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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