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
Eugene Amaro	People	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:43
Hagood Hardy	(Love theme from) Missouri breaks	Maybe Tomorrow	02:51
Kathryn Moses	My Romance	ST	05:38
Denny Vaughan	Stranger on the Shore	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:34
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Breezin' Along With the Breeze	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	01:50
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	The Sound of Silver	ST	03:20
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Peaches and Brandy	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:01
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Blues Before Bedtime	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	02:43
Rick Wilkins	Don't Ask Me Why	Discovery	03:04
Peter Appleyard	Apres Toi	The Lincolnshire Poacher	03:58
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Yes It's Toronto	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:58
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	South of Pago Pago	ST	03:13
John Arpin	Bill Bailey	Concert In Ragtime	03:21
The Laurie Bower Singers	Kiss Me in the Rain	It Goes Like It Goes	04:01
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney)	Now!	05:04
Eugene Amaro	Another Time	Warm	03:21
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
Doug Crosley	Why Does He Stay in My Mind (Babs Babineau, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:47
The Laurie Bower Singers	Just To Be Alone With You	You	02:39
Johnny Cowell	Marcella's Waltz	His Girl	02:10
Ron Collier Tentet	Charade	ST	02:33
The Laurie Bower Singers	It Goes Like It Goes	It Goes Like It Goes	03:40
Hagood Hardy	The Looking Glass	As Time Goes By	03:19
Paul Hoffert	Lover Man	The Jazz Roots of	11:00
Guido Basso	Two for the Road (H. Mancini)	One More for the Road	06:53
Ben McPeek	That Old Black Magic	The Original Sounds of	02:50
Hagood Hardy	Jennifer's Song	The Homecoming	02:45
The Laurie Bower Singers	Didn't We?	Feelin'	01:59
Doug Randle	Lonely Girl (Doug Crosley, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:20
Teddy Roderman	What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons)	Stay Awhile	02:49
Moe Koffman	Trains and Boats and Planes	Goes Electric	02:48
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Nameless Hour	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	09:21
Rick Wilkins	Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars)	For the Sake of Music	03:59
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Peter Appleyard	Mambo #V	Peter Appleyard Presents	04:28
John Arpin	The Last Time I Saw Her Face	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	03:09
Johnny Cowell	Walk Hand in Hand	The Tender Loving Care	02:54
Henry Cuesta	Fate	Clarinet With Strings	02:30
Paul Zaza	For Julia	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:22
Rick Wilkins	Junk	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:58
Ed Bickert	A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing	Bye Bye Baby	05:32
Guido Basso	Waters of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim)	Lost in the Stars	05:25
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Summer Wind	And I Love Her	02:50
Terry Watada	Yellow Fever	Yellow Fever	03:59
The Laurie Bower Singers	If You Feel	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:40
Jerry Toth	One (from a Chorus Line)	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:42
Paul Hoffert	With a Wiggle	The Jazz Roots of	06:29
Phil Nimmons Group	Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)	Mary Popppins Swings	05:29
Moe Koffman	Bermuda Schwartz	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:47
Hagood Hardy	Feelin' Good	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:14
Guido Basso	You Are My Sunshine	It's Happening	01:53
Jerry Toth	Moment of Love	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:01
Guido Basso	Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:21
Tony Quarrington	'Round Midnight	One Bright Morning	08:34
Ben McPeek	Superstar	Peace Train	03:34
Rick Wilkins	Blues for Helene	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	07:00
Terry Watada	Only for You	Night's Disgrace	03:45
Jerry Toth	Theme From "Search"	The Twelve Sides Of	02:24
The Laurie Bower Singers	The Young New Mexican Pupeteer	Morning Has Broken	03:12
Eugene Amaro	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	Warm	02:38
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	The Garden Path	The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life	03:19
Peter Appleyard	'S Wonderful	The Vibe Sound Of	02:18
Doug Crosley	You Wonder Why (Babs Babineau, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:30
Hagood Hardy	White Christmas	The Christmas Album	04:09
The Laurie Bower Singers	A Love Song	Laurie Bower	03:13
Bill Badgley	In the Arms of Love	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:34
Terry Watada	Cheyenne and the Weasel	Night's Disgrace	03:16
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Fidgety Feet	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	01:59
Lucio Agostini	The Partisan (Marley - Zaret)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:38
Paul Zaza	Mimosa	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:40
Guido Basso	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Christmas Today	02:39
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rainy Day People	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:12
Guido Basso	Nightcap	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:15
Peter Appleyard	There Will Never Be Another You	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:46
Lenny Breau	Hard Day's Night	Guitar Sounds From	04:12
Sanderlings	Roller Coaster Ride (Bob Ruzicka)	With The Jim Pirie Orchestra	02:32
John Arpin	Cabaret	Direct to Disc	02:28
Guido Basso	Sleigh Ride	Christmas Today	02:20
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel)	ST	04:02
Rick Wilkins	Summer Song	For the Sake of Music	03:34
The Laurie Bower Singers	I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today	Take Me Home Country Roads	03:29
Moe Koffman	House of Green Lights	Tales of Koffman	03:00
Dr. Music	Bright Lights	Doug Riley Transcription	03:11
The Brian Browne Trio	Baubles Bangles and Beads	The Toronto Scene	04:48
Eugene Amaro	What's Goin' On	Twilight Time	03:38
Moe Koffman	Windy	Turned on	02:35
The Laurie Bower Singers	Early Morning Rain	Feelin'	02:53
Moe Koffman	Forest Flower	Goes Electric	02:51
Bill Butler	Canadian Sunset	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	03:05
Lucio Agostini	Little Chinook (Fred Diehl)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:03
Jerry Toth	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:06
Bill Butler	Violets for Your Furs	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:55
The Laurie Bower Singers	Come To Mother	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:54
Denny Vaughan	Northern Dancer	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	01:43
Paul Zaza	Guitarra Rhumba	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:14
Ben McPeek	Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:31
The Laurie Bower Singers	Do You Know	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:02
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Baby Elephant Walk	The Old Meets the New	04:32
Teddy Roderman	Mississippi	Stay Awhile	02:09
Joyce Sullivan	Bill	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:16

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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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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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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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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