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
Bill Butler The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Eugene Amaro I Just Fall In Love Again Warm
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Jackie Richardson Stay With Me Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets His Girl
Paul Zaza Wonderman Faces and Places
Rick Wilkins Discovery Discovery
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Bill Badgley Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Doug Crosley Frances (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Teddy Roderman The Drifter Makin' It With You
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
Hagood Hardy Clouds The Homecoming
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening (re-issue)
Hagood Hardy Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
Guido Basso Blue Monk One More for the Road
John Arpin The Way We Were Direct to Disc
Hagood Hardy Let Me Love Again As Time Goes By
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Lucio Agostini Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Introducin' My Man It’s a Sign of the Times
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Guido Basso My Ideal One More for the Road
Eugene Amaro What's Goin' On Twilight Time
Jimmy Dale Bye Bye Soft and Groovy
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Lujon ST
Lenny Breau Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Denny Vaughan Moonlight Rendezvous A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Hagood Hardy Winter Time The Christmas Album
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Denny Vaughan Traces Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love At the Ports of Call
Ben McPeek Someday Soon The Original Sounds of
John Arpin Gladiolus Rag (1907) Other Side Of Ragtime
Lenny Breau Neptune ST
Lenny Breau Taranta Guitar Sounds From
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles
Jimmy Namaro This Could be the Start of Something Big Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Lucio Agostini The Girls of Spain Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Jimmy Namaro Moanin' Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
The Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel The Way I Do The Rose And The Rain
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Moe Koffman Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Cool and Hot Sax
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale Driftwood
Peter Appleyard Cinderella Rockefeller The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
John Arpin Bethena Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Roller Coaster The Virtuoso Trumpet
The Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
Hagood Hardy The Children's Song As Time Goes By
Hagood Hardy I Won't Last a Day without You The Homecoming
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Live & Let Die Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
The Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Moe Koffman Now is the Time Goes Electric
Jerry Toth Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
Denny Vaughan Theme from "The Killer of Kildonan" A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jerry Toth Here's That Rainy Day The Music Of
Peter Appleyard Liza The Vibe Sound Of
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You (Doug Riley) ST
Guido Basso Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris) Lost in the Stars
Lucio Agostini Help Yourself Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Song of the Tropics ST
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Compilation Season of the Yonge Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Ben McPeek Everything's Alright Peace Train
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Hagood Hardy Gary - A Remembrance As Time Goes By
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Paul Zaza Lake Louise Images
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Rick Wilkins Together My Heart Belongs to Me
Hagood Hardy The Homecoming The Homecoming
Carol McCartney I Concentrate On You A Night in Tunisia
Peter Appleyard Moonlight Feels Right ST
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Squits Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Moe Koffman L'il Bitty Pretty One Moe's Curried Soul
Paul Zaza Song of the Stars Images
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Hagood Hardy Don't Give up on Us Tell Me My Name
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Peter Appleyard Tell Me A Story ST
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Songs for the New Industrial State
The Laurie Bower Singers When You Find a Sad Song Back Home Again
Peter Appleyard Pavanne pour une infante défunte Peter Appleyard Presents
Hagood Hardy I Feel It Stop 33 Sutton Place
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
The Mutual Understanding Pretty People In Wonderland
Jimmy Dale I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
The Laurie Bower Singers The Young New Mexican Pupeteer Morning Has Broken
Peter Appleyard Donald's Duck The Lincolnshire Poacher
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Sailin' Home Sailin' Home
Lucio Agostini Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

Compilation

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"

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