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
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
The Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
Guido Basso Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
Rick Wilkins Without Your Love Discovery
Doug Wilson Quartet Canadian Theme Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - Annie Is Back 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Moe Koffman Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Moe Koffman Backbone Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Peter Appleyard Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Dale Baubles, Bangles and Beads Profiles
Compilation Ted Komar - Kalinka CBC Comp 409
Ivy Steel Prelude to a Kiss Reincarnation
Guido Basso Second Chance One More for the Road
John Arpin Augustan Club Waltzes (1901) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Lenny Breau Secret Love Minor's Aloud
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ben McPeek Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Lenny Breau The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Jerry Toth The Importance of the Rose The Music Of
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
Eugene Amaro Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Paul Zaza Sevillianas Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ben McPeek If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Jimmy Dale All By Myself Profiles
Guido Basso Tour de Force (live) (Dizzy Gillespie) Lost in the Stars
Pat Riccio Michelle (Lennon-McCartney) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Bill Butler Manhattan Serenade Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
John Arpin Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Ivy Steel Willow Weep for Me Reincarnation
Phil Nimmons Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Up, Up & Away The Now Sound
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sign of the Times It’s a Sign of the Times
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro Laura With Mallets A 4 Thought
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Doug Randle Vive La Company Songs for the New Industrial State
Joyce Sullivan Grandfather's Clock The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Ben McPeek When I'm 64 Thinking of You
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Bill Butler Violets for Your Furs The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
The Brian Browne Trio Careless Love The Toronto Scene
Kathryn Moses I Met a Special Man ST
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Destino And I Love Her
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Monkey Music Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Bill Badgley All At the Ports of Call
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You're Here Montage
John Arpin Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Ed Bickert A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing Bye Bye Baby
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Tommy Ambrose I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Pat Riccio In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Eugene Amaro Danny Boy The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Johnny Cowell Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Jerry Toth Theme From "Search" The Twelve Sides Of
Jerry Toth Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady The Classic Jerry Toth
Pete Schofield and the Canadians If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel The Way I Do The Rose And The Rain
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz His Girl
Ron Collier Tentet Just About Now ST
Paul Zaza Canadian Express Faces and Places
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Peter Appleyard You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How I Think of You Montage
Lucio Agostini Pastorale Once Upon a Hundred Years
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Johnny Cowell Our Winter Love Our Winter Love
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
John Arpin Dead Man Blues Other Side Of Ragtime
Lenny Breau Neptune ST
Ben McPeek Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy Joy, Joy The Christmas Album
The Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (3)

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (2)

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (1)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (4)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (3)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (2)

Denny Piano circa 1949b

Denny Vaughn

Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

ST

The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

We Gotta Get It All Together

His Girl

ST

Bye Bye Baby

I Like To Recognize the Tune

Bickert, Ed

The Toronto Scene

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene BACK

Toronto Instrumental

The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Browne, Brian Trio

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene LABEL 02

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene LABEL 01

"Moving Day"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

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