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
Hagood Hardy	(Theme from) Second Wind	Maybe Tomorrow	02:58
The Laurie Bower Singers	Stop And Smell The Roses	Back Home Again	02:54
Eugene Amaro	My Love	Twilight Time	02:56
The Laurie Bower Singers	Peaceful	Wish I Was A Plane	02:38
Peter Appleyard	The Man With The Golden Arm	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:39
Guido Basso	Ten Little Indians	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:07
Jimmy Dale	Guanabara	Soft and Groovy	02:42
Ron Collier Tentet	I Feel Pretty	ST	02:30
The Laurie Bower Singers	If You Feel	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:40
Hagood Hardy	Oh Holy Night	The Christmas Album	04:37
2B3	Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears	The Toronto Sessions	03:41
Moe Koffman	Mrs. Robinson	Turned on	02:31
Jackie Richardson	Too Beautiful to Know	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:56
Ben McPeek	Share the Land	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:09
Hagood Hardy	The Homecoming	The Homecoming	02:34
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Blue Mantilla	ST	02:47
Norman Amadio Trio	Oh Lady Be Good	ST	02:49
Henry Cuesta	Am I in Love?	Clarinet With Strings	02:22
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Auf Widersehn	The Old Meets the New	03:04
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Angie Baby	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:43
Ed Bickert	Ed Bickert - The Dreamer	The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)	02:50
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Killing Me Softly (With This Song)	Do Something Nice Today!	03:10
Hagood Hardy	Don't You Think it's Time to Come Back Home	Tell Me My Name	03:49
Hagood Hardy	If I Had Nothing But a Dream	Reflections	02:51
Moe Koffman	Growing Up	Tales of Koffman	03:30
Teddy Roderman	Dance Of A Hip Gypsy	Makin' It With You	02:31
Lucio Agostini	Sunwheel Dance (Bruce Cockburn)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:14
Johnny Cowell	Gymnopedie #3	The Virtuoso Trumpet	02:39
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Petite Waltz	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:05
Phil Nimmons Group	Kicks	Nimmons 'N' Nine	00:29
Jerry Toth	To Wait for Love	The Music Of	02:14
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Mirage	ST	03:56
Hagood Hardy	The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye	The Homecoming	03:51
Johnny Cowell	High on a Flagpole	It's Gotta Be Love	02:40
The Laurie Bower Singers	Kiss Me in the Rain	It Goes Like It Goes	04:01
Denny Vaughan	Ramona	Girls I Knew	02:04
Bill Butler	Canadian Sunset	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	03:05
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Fidgety Feet	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	01:59
The Laurie Bower Singers	Put Your Hand In The Hand	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:41
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Wave	Do Something Nice Today!	02:47
Lucio Agostini	Jolly Jumping Jack	Action With Agostini	01:36
Hagood Hardy	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	The Christmas Album	01:43
Joyce Sullivan	Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness)	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	01:28
Lucio Agostini	A Banda	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	01:48
Terry Watada	On the Edge (Part II)	Night's Disgrace	01:10
The Laurie Bower Singers	Sweet Ginger Bread Man	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:52
Joyce Sullivan	Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:21
Doug Wilson Quartet	Canada	Canada b/w Canadian Theme	02:23
Ron Collier Tentet	Charade	ST	02:33
Rick Wilkins	(Our) Love is Here to Stay	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:45
Lucio Agostini	Centennial Caravan	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:06
The Laurie Bower Singers	Don't Cry Out Loud	It Goes Like It Goes	03:14
Rick Wilkins	With a Little Luck	Discovery	03:01
Rick Wilkins	Swinging On a Star	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	05:57
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today!	02:34
Teddy Roderman	It's Impossible	Makin' It With You	02:42
Lenny Breau	My Funny Valentine	Guitar Sounds From	04:54
Peter Appleyard	Yesterday & Tomorrow	Toronto Instrumental	02:32
Moe Koffman	Backbone Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:21
Johnny Cowell	Rejoice	The Virtuoso Trumpet	04:05
Denny Vaughan	Dolores	Girls I Knew	02:44
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Sweet Leilani	ST	02:39
Phil Nimmons Group	Open Country	Nimmons 'N' Nine	03:28
Doug Randle	Song for the Middle Aged	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:06
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Pagan Love Song	ST	02:55
Bill Butler	Chopin Nocturne In E Flat	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:35
Ben McPeek	Mynah Merengue	The Original Sounds of	02:30
The Mutual Understanding	San Jose	In Wonderland	02:41
The Laurie Bower Singers	You	You	03:15
Doug Riley	Jump for Joy	Freedom	05:10
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Blue Velvet	The Old Meets the New	02:49
Lenny Breau	Georgia on My Mind	Guitar Sounds From	05:21
Moe Koffman	Hey There	Cool and Hot Sax	03:42
Teddy Roderman	The Happening	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:21
Lucio Agostini	Carey (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:18
Teddy Roderman	Meditation	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:10
Jimmy Dale	Baubles, Bangles and Beads	Profiles	03:15
Guido Basso	Suite P.E.I.	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	17:40
Doug Randle	A Sleepin' Bee (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:09
Jimmy Namaro	Climax	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:24
Ben McPeek	Thinking of You	Thinking of You	02:15
The Laurie Bower Singers	Just To Be Alone With You	You	02:39
Lucio Agostini	Carey (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:18
Eugene Amaro	I Found My Love Last Summer	Warm	03:38
Jerry Toth	Eye Level	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:23
Johnny Cowell	The Eternal Flame	Our Winter Love	02:23
Bill Badgley	Moonlight Sonata	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	05:02
Paul Zaza	Hollywood Hills	Faces and Places	02:30
Compilation	Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island	CBC Comp 409	02:07
Johnny Cowell	Arioso	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:00
Denny Vaughan	The French Song	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	03:00
Doug Randle	Get Happy	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:03
Compilation	Eve Smith - I Care	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	03:13
Guido Basso	Polka Dots & Moonbeams	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	04:34
The Laurie Bower Singers	Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:38
Peter Appleyard	Only For Lovers	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	03:03
Peter Appleyard	China Boy (To Sleep)	The Vibraphone Of	02:34
Doug Randle	Nicolston Dam	Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	03:10
Kathryn Moses	Ready or Not	ST	03:39
Paul Zaza	Autumn Reflections	Images	02:56

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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