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
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians King of the Road The Old Meets the New
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Bill Butler Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Rick Wilkins Summer Song For the Sake of Music
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Doug Riley Jazz Etude Freedom
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Rob Gusevs - Burnin' at the Stake The Toronto Sessions
Jimmy Namaro The Man I Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
John Arpin Kansas City Stomps Other Side Of Ragtime
Lenny Breau Hard Day's Night Guitar Sounds From
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Robert Tennison Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Doug Crosley Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Russ Little Blue Skies Slow Burn
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Lenny Breau Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain (Fred Rose) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Doug Crosley In the Forest (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Moe Koffman Francesca Cool and Hot Sax
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jimmy Namaro Late Late Blues With Mallets A 4 Thought
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 4th movement Transformations - Invocations
Peter Appleyard Cinderella Rockefeller The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Namaro Too Marvellous For Words At the Westbury
Jimmy Namaro Carnival Brasiliero Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Night Song Soft and Groovy
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Russ Little Four Brothers Footwork
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
The Laurie Bower Singers Tell No Lies You
Hagood Hardy Daniel Tell Me My Name
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Terry Watada On the Edge (Part II) Night's Disgrace
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Denny Vaughan (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Moe Koffman Flute Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Lenny Breau You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Rick Wilkins Quiescence For the Sake of Music
The Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Jerry Toth Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Ed Bickert Polkadots & Moonbeams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Compilation This Could be the Start of Something Big (arranged by Bruce Cassidy) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Moe Koffman Comin' Home Baby Goes Electric
Jimmy Dale Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Harlem Nocturne The Old Meets the New
Rick Wilkins Emotion For the Sake of Music
Ben McPeek Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
Paul Hoffert 6 Bar Theme The Jazz Roots of
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Moe Koffman Darktown Strutters Ball Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Johnny Cowell I've Gotta Feeling Hot Brass
Tony Quarrington Roundabout One Bright Morning
Guido Basso Early Morning Rain Love Talk
Russ Little Memories of You On the Shoulders of Giants
Moe Koffman Now is the Time Goes Electric
The Laurie Bower Singers Daybreak Looks Like We Made It
Doug Randle A Sleepin' Bee (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jimmy Namaro Cool Fool With Mallets A 4 Thought
Guido Basso Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
Denny Vaughan Hi-Lili Hi-Lo Girls I Knew
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How I Think of You Montage
Peter Appleyard Tell Me A Story ST
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Jimmy Namaro Laura With Mallets A 4 Thought
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Denny Vaughan Lucky Day (This Is My Lucky Day) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Candida It's Impossible
Ben McPeek Silent Cinema Thinking of You
The Brian Browne Trio Misty Roses Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell Like No Other Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Paul Zaza Guitarra Gitana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers Battle Of New Orleans Wish I Was A Plane
Phil Nimmons Group Little Poppy Nimmons 'N' Nine
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Come Saturday Morning (Previn/Karlin) ST
Tommy Ambrose A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
Compilation Dave Young & Oscar Peterson - OP&D Jazz Toronto
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Terry Watada The 505 Night's Disgrace
Peter Appleyard Mambo #V Peter Appleyard Presents
Jimmy Namaro East of the Sun Driftwood
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ben McPeek If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Guido Basso Cry Love Talk
Peter Appleyard Passion Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Tony Quarrington Hi Lilly Hi Lo One Bright Morning
Jackie Richardson Thank You Lord Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hagood Hardy After You've Gone Stop 33 Sutton Place

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Ed Bickert / ST BACK

Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

45-Jim O'Driscoll - The English Horn Of (CBC LM 151) VINYL 02

45-Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues (CBC LM 150) VINYL 02

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

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

Montage

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45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

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

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