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 Travellin' On The Homecoming
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Bill Badgley Fernando Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Peter Appleyard What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - Don't Give Up Motorcars In Concert 1970
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Back On the Bus Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Peter Appleyard Alone Again, Naturally The Lincolnshire Poacher
Hagood Hardy A Time for Us As Time Goes By
Jimmy Namaro When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Moe Koffman Flute Salad The Shepherd Swings Again
Teddy Roderman Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Peter Appleyard Lazy Silhouettes The Lincolnshire Poacher
Carol McCartney Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye A Night in Tunisia
Teddy Roderman Stay Awhile (Ken Tobias) Stay Awhile
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Moe Koffman Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Ben McPeek For Lovin Me The Original Sounds of
Lucio Agostini The Partisan (Marley - Zaret) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Jimmy Dale Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Lucio Agostini Hoedown Action With Agostini
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Guido Basso Ill Wind One More for the Road
Pete Schofield and the Canadians (Do You Know The Way To) San Jose The Now Sound
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz His Girl
Pete Schofield and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Peter Appleyard 'S Wonderful The Vibe Sound Of
Bill Butler Theme from "The Pathetique" Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
The Laurie Bower Singers Just To Be Alone With You You
Teddy Roderman So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Doug Crosley You Wonder Why (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Hagood Hardy Silent Sky Tell Me My Name
Doug Riley Dinosaurus Freedom
Denny Vaughan Traces Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Jimmy Dale Guanabara Soft and Groovy
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Dance of the Only Son Sailin' Home
Dr. Music I Can See You Doug Riley Transcription
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Jimmy Dale Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Profiles
Jimmy Namaro Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Paul Zaza Flutey Fuge Faces and Places
Lenny Breau Marlborough Street Mo' Breau
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Moe Koffman Dr. Swahili Goes Electric
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Coasting (with Isaacs)
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Ed Bickert Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
The Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Johnny Cowell Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
Compilation Ted Komar - My Beloved CBC Comp 409
The Laurie Bower Singers The Young New Mexican Pupeteer Morning Has Broken
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
The Brian Browne Trio Misty Roses Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Caesar's Palace Hot Brass
Ben McPeek Share the Land Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vera Cruz ST
Paul Zaza Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Jimmy Namaro East of the Sun Driftwood
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening
The Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Bill Badgley Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra A Garden in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One Long Song Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Phil Nimmons Group As a Rully Take 10
Denny Vaughan Windy Girls I Knew
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Lucio Agostini Night In Spain Action With Agostini
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Paul Zaza Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ed Bickert Manha de Carnaval ST
John Arpin Ragtime Nightingale Concert In Ragtime
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Say A Little Prayer For You The Now Sound
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We? Feelin'
Bill Butler The Girl that I Marry (mono version) The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Peter Appleyard Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Virtuoso Trumpet
Bill Butler One Morning in May The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Theme for Susan Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
Guido Basso Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered And All That Latin Jazz!
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
The Laurie Bower Singers Looks Like We Made It Looks Like We Made It

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

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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