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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Toth, Jerry	It's a Great Life	Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)	02:08
Mutual Understanding	Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion	In Wonderland	02:32
Laurie Bower Singers	When You Find a Sad Song	Back Home Again	03:00
Mutual Understanding	Wonderland	In Wonderland	02:54
Laurie Bower Singers	Love to the People	Looks Like We Made It	02:58
Koffman, Moe	Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	01:58
Randle, Doug	Nicolston Dam	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:11
McPeek, Ben	Everything's Alright	Peace Train	02:46
Toth, Jerry	Eye Level	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:23
Laurie Bower Singers	Early Morning Rain	Feelin'	02:53
Compilation	Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues	Jazz Toronto	06:28
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra	Let's Call the Whole Thing Off	And I Love Her	02:14
2B3	Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest	The Toronto Sessions	03:50
Hardy, Hagood	When Joanne Loved Me	Maybe Tomorrow	03:49
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump'	Ace in the Hole	+ Horn = Dixie	03:09
Koffman, Moe	Alone Together	The Shepherd Swings Again	04:09
Basso, Guido	My Foolish Heart	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	07:13
Arpin, John	The Chevy Chase (1914)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:10
Koffman, Moe	Mrs. Robinson	Turned on	02:31
Koffman, Moe	Le Reveil (Largo)	The Four Seasons	04:43
Randle, Doug	One Way Swimming	Songs for the New Industrial State	04:04
Nimmons, Phil Group	Who Walks	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:16
Breau, Lenny	Spanjazz	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:14
Appleyard, Peter	The Man That Got Away	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:37
Zaza, Paul	Mimosa	Coasting (with Isaacs)	01:40
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today!	02:34
Laurie Bower Singers	Didn't We?	Feelin'	01:59
Cowell, Johnny	Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:12
Laurie Bower Singers	Do You Think I'd Call It Love	When You Say Goodbye	03:00
Badgley, Bill	Fernando	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:39
Mutual Understanding	Pretty People	In Wonderland	02:59
Appleyard, Peter	Open the Gates of Love	Peter Appleyard Presents	04:00
Nimmons, Phil Group	Blue Lou	Nimmons 'N' Nine	03:28
Zaza, Paul	Marina Del Ray	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:30
Agostini, Lucio	Tutti Flutti	Action With Agostini	02:42
Koster, Wally	My Funny Valentine	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:10
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage	Cast Your Fate to the Wind	Montage	03:15
Laurie Bower Singers	The Young New Mexican Pupeteer	Morning Has Broken	03:12
Basso, Guido	Goofus	It's Happening	02:32
Bickert, Ed	Ed Bickert - Windows	The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)	02:35
Basso, Guido	Take the 'A' Train	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:38
Arpin, John	Sleepy Hollow Rag	Concert In Ragtime	03:18
Zaza, Paul	Summertime Drive	Faces and Places	02:19
Randle, Doug	Isn't it a Pity	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:18
Badgley, Bill	In the Arms of Love	At the Ports of Call	02:34
Laurie Bower Singers	How The Singers Sing	Morning Has Broken	03:06
Arpin, John	Kansas City Stomps	Other Side Of Ragtime	02:34
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage	Baby I'm a Want You	Montage	04:24
Laurie Bower Singers	Penny Lane	Feelin'	02:56
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra	Destino	And I Love Her	02:40
Laurie Bower Singers	Hey Look	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:22
Badgley, Bill	Sam	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:22
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Canada (A Centennial Song)	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:15
Breau, Lenny	Emily	Mo' Breau	03:40
Koster, Wally	L-O-V-E	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:37
Basso, Guido	All the Sad Young Men	One More for the Road	04:36
Dale, Jimmy	The Lamp Is Low	Profiles	03:49
Richardson, Jackie	Too Beautiful to Know	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:56
Koffman, Moe	In the Mood	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:09
Breau, Lenny	Blues Theme #2	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	02:33
Laurie Bower Singers	Southern Nights	Looks Like We Made It	02:57
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Waltz Medley (Bicycle Built for Two - Sidewalks of New York - Take Me Out to the Ball Game) (arr. Read)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	01:33
Laurie Bower Singers	Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone	Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone	02:37
Wilkins, Rick	We Will Love Again	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:48
Nimmons, Phil Group	Swing Softly	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:03
Appleyard, Peter	Moonlight Feels Right	ST	02:55
Randle, Doug	Put On Your Sunday Clothes	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	02:40
Yorkville Avenue Band	St. Louis Blues	"Moving Day"	03:13
Hardy, Hagood	Travellin' On	The Homecoming	03:04
Boogus	Cow Cow Boogie	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:24
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	Bess You is My Woman	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:19
Toth, Jerry	Gymnopedie	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:50
Appleyard, Peter	Conversation	Toronto Instrumental	02:04
Koffman, Moe	Backbone Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:21
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra	Fly Me to the Moon	And I Love Her	02:32
Bickert, Ed	Girl Talk	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:04
Dale, Jimmy	On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring	Profiles	04:42
Amaro, Eugene	Wheels Of Life	Warm	03:08
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Too Late Now	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	05:59
Basso, Guido	Nightcap	It's Happening	02:16
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Espresso	Sailin' Home	05:30
Agostini, Lucio	Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	03:03
Badgley, Bill	If You Leave Me Now	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:09
Bickert, Ed	I'll Follow the Sun	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:07
Cowell, Johnny	Girl On A Roller Coaster	His Girl	02:06
Basso, Guido	Liberated Brother	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	09:25
Cuesta, Henry	Way Down Deep	Plays Favourites	02:06
Amaro, Eugene	More Than You Know	Twilight Time	02:02
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Chips & Gravy (Nimmons)	Now!	04:40
Hardy, Hagood	A Time for Us	As Time Goes By	03:44
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump'	Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read)	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:07
Koffman, Moe	You Are My Sunshine	Moe's Curried Soul	03:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Arpin, John	The Most Beautiful Girl in the World	Direct to Disc	02:57
Zaza, Paul	Expresso	Coasting (with Isaacs)	01:58
Laurie Bower Singers	Angie Baby	Back Home Again	03:32
Butler, Bill	Spring Will be a Little Late This Year	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:51
Browne, Brian Trio	Home Again	The Toronto Scene	02:54
Koffman, Moe	Sure It Is	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:37
Laurie Bower Singers	Magnificent Sanctuary Band	Morning Has Broken	03:10

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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

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Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra - ST

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Breau, Lenny - ST

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Namaro, Jimmy - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Badgley, Bill - Blue-Ribbon Badgley

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Badgley, Bill - At the Ports of Call

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Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Collier, Ron Tentet - ST

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Amaro, Eugene - Warm

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Agostini, Lucio - Action With Agostini

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Schofield, Pete and the Canadians - It’s a Sign of the Times

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Laurie Bower Singers - You

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Toth, Jerry - The Twelve Sides Of

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Hardy, Hagood & the Montage - ST

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Wilkins, Rick - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

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McPeek, Ben - Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease

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Hardy, Hagood - As Time Goes By

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Sanderlings - With The Jim Pirie Orchestra

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Hoffert, Paul - The Jazz Roots of

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Zaza, Paul - Faces and Places

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Namaro, Jimmy - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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McPeek, Ben - The Original Sounds of

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Laurie Bower Singers - Take Me Home Country Roads

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Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64

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Bickert, Ed - ST

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Basso, Guido - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

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Randle, Doug - Songs for the New Industrial State

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Richardson, Jackie - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

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Breau, Lenny - Minor's Aloud

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Basso, Guido - It's Happening (re-issue)

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