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
Hagood Hardy Send in the Clowns Maybe Tomorrow
Guido Basso What a Friend It's Happening (re-issue)
Bill Butler A Portrait of a Piano Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How Insensitive Montage
The Laurie Bower Singers Love Will Turn You Around Laurie Bower
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
The Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Henry Cuesta Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Ben McPeek Downtown His Voices and His Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Doug Randle Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Johnny Cowell Runnin' Away Hot Brass
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life The Music Of
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Peter Appleyard Angel Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Guido Basso All the Sad Young Men One More for the Road
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Know Got a Feelin' for Love
Phil Nimmons Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
Compilation Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas Motorcars In Concert 1970
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Hagood Hardy Travellin' On The Homecoming
Lenny Breau Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Lenny Breau My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Jerry Toth Peaceful The Twelve Sides Of
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Tony Quarrington You Stepped Out of a Drink One Bright Morning
Paul Hoffert Phoenix The Jazz Roots of
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Come Saturday Morning Montage
Teddy Roderman Animal Crackers in My Soup Makin' It With You
Hagood Hardy Christmas Song The Christmas Album
Jimmy Namaro Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Struttin' Your Stuff Sailin' Home
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Johnny Cowell His Girl His Girl
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet Montage
Jimmy Namaro The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Compilation Jimmy Namaro - Man of La Mancha Motorcars In Concert 1970
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
Denny Vaughan (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Teddy Roderman A Gliss to Build a Gleam On Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Hagood Hardy Winter Time The Christmas Album
Jimmy Namaro Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha Driftwood
Henry Cuesta Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening (re-issue)
The Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Johnny Cowell Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Ed Bickert A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing Bye Bye Baby
Jimmy Dale Cidade Vazia Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Dale The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Namaro Babylon At the Westbury
Bill Badgley Georgy Girl Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Ed Bickert They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Hagood Hardy Don't You Think it's Time to Come Back Home Tell Me My Name
Lenny Breau I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Johnny Cowell I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
John Arpin Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Phil Nimmons Group Jasper Take 10
Ron Collier Tentet Come Sunday ST
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
Lenny Breau The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Hagood Hardy After You've Gone Stop 33 Sutton Place
Guido Basso Sleigh Ride Christmas Today
Joyce Sullivan Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Rick Wilkins Should I Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Guido Basso Ill Wind One More for the Road
Ben McPeek If Only We Could See If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Guido Basso My Foolish Heart A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Jerry Toth I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Doug Riley Theme for Adele Freedom
Doug Riley Jump for Joy Freedom
Doug Crosley Something (George Harrison) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Lenny Breau Mister Night ST
Peter Appleyard Feelings ST
Hagood Hardy Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Compilation Lizzie Simcoe Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Denny Vaughan Medley : Heigh Ho / Whistle While You Work Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Watch Out for the Little People Strictly Nimmons
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Moe Koffman Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Paul Hoffert Grotto Walk The Jazz Roots of
Lucio Agostini Coastin' Action With Agostini
Ed Bickert You're Right As Rain I Like To Recognize the Tune

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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Out of the Past

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

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Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

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Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

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