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
Henry Cuesta Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Plays Favourites
Henry Cuesta Glamorous Night Clarinet With Strings
Guido Basso Windmills of Your Mind And All That Latin Jazz!
Bill Badgley Moon Love At the Ports of Call
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Bill Badgley If You Leave Me Now Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
The Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Hagood Hardy Tell Me My Name (Sarah's Theme) Tell Me My Name
Ed Bickert Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
John Arpin Excelsior Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
Hagood Hardy Afternoon in Venice Maybe Tomorrow
Peter Appleyard This Masquerade ST
Ivy Steel Now or Never Reincarnation
Lucio Agostini Tutti Flutti Action With Agostini
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Johnny Cowell Sweet and Sour Chop Chop Hot Brass
Eugene Amaro Last Time I Felt Like This Warm
Compilation Vanda King - Once & For A Lifetime 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Teddy Roderman The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Guido Basso Too Late Now Love Talk
Rick Wilkins Neat! My Heart Belongs to Me
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Bill Badgley Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Guido Basso Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein) Lost in the Stars
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Moe Koffman Inverno Furioso (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Bill Badgley Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
The Laurie Bower Singers Thorn In My Shoe Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Hagood Hardy No Good On My Own As Time Goes By
Moe Koffman Doxy The Shepherd Swings Again
Guido Basso Early Morning Rain Love Talk
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Peter Appleyard Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ed Bickert Come Rain or Come Shine ST
Johnny Cowell You Made Me Love You (Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lenny Breau Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Jimmy Namaro Cool Fool With Mallets A 4 Thought
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
John Arpin Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
John Arpin Dead Man Blues Other Side Of Ragtime
Jerry Toth The Fool On the Hill The Music Of
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - Don't Give Up Motorcars In Concert 1970
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Jerry Toth Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo The Classic Jerry Toth
The Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Peter Appleyard Angel Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Davidson '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
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There'll be Some Changes Made CBC Comp 409
Ben McPeek Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves Peace Train
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We The Rose And The Rain
The Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Guido Basso Fascinating Rhythm Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Denny Vaughan The Girl Next Door Girls I Knew
Hagood Hardy When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Peter Appleyard Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher
Tommy Ambrose Just for a Thrill Young Tommy Ambrose
Jimmy Namaro East of the Sun Driftwood
Guido Basso Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris) Lost in the Stars
Rick Wilkins Quiescence For the Sake of Music
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Denny Vaughan Have You Ever Been Lonely? A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
The Laurie Bower Singers Could I Have This Dance It Goes Like It Goes
Ivy Steel God Bless the Child Reincarnation
Moe Koffman General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Johnny Cowell Spring Rain Our Winter Love
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty If You Could Read My Mind Do Something Nice Today!
Rick Wilkins Amarillo My Heart Belongs to Me
Paul Zaza Fiesta Romantica Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Denny Vaughan Lonely Evening Time Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Eugene Amaro Twilight Time Twilight Time
Guido Basso Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas Today
Hogtown Trumpets Bustling CBC Comp 434 comp
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Eugene Amaro Sans Souci The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six The Getaway Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Say Goodbye When You Say Goodbye
The Laurie Bower Singers Pussywillow Cat-tails Morning Has Broken
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
Jimmy Dale I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Peter Appleyard Midnight Sun The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Dale All By Myself Profiles
The Laurie Bower Singers Daniel Wish I Was A Plane

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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