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	Length
Moe Koffman	Train Whistle Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:16
Ed Bickert	Ed Bickert - Windows	The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)	02:35
Bill Butler	I Love You	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:25
Terry Watada	Only for You	Night's Disgrace	03:45
Hagood Hardy	Wintertime	The Homecoming	02:20
Guido Basso	Take the 'A' Train	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:38
The Laurie Bower Singers	Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot)	Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone	02:54
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Moe Koffman	Hey There	Cool and Hot Sax	03:42
Peter Appleyard	There Will Never Be Another You	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:46
Jimmy Namaro	Afro-Rock	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:42
Guido Basso	Christmas Waltz	Christmas Today	02:10
The Laurie Bower Singers	You Decorated My Life	When You Say Goodbye	03:38
Moe Koffman	Icicle Bells (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	05:31
Jimmy Namaro	Lara's Theme	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:20
Bill Butler	A Portrait of a Piano	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:14
Hagood Hardy	A Boy Named Charlie Brown	Maybe Tomorrow	03:14
Denny Vaughan	Lonely Evening Time	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	03:13
Tony Quarrington	Eclipse	One Bright Morning	06:51
Johnny Cowell	Roller Coaster	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:13
Bill Badgley	Fernando	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:39
Paul Zaza	Foxy Lady	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:54
Peter Appleyard	Spanish Pearls	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:07
The Mutual Understanding	I'm Old Fashioned	In Wonderland	02:31
Jerry Toth	Make Me Rainbows	The Music Of	02:29
The Laurie Bower Singers	Silver Bird	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:00
Teddy Roderman	Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan)	Stay Awhile	02:11
Phil Nimmons Group	As a Rully	Take 10	06:05
Guido Basso	Mia Mia	It's Happening (re-issue)	01:54
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Transformations: 3rd movement	Transformations - Invocations	07:05
Johnny Cowell	Sweet and Sour Chop Chop	Hot Brass	02:00
Tommy Ambrose	Goodbye	Young Tommy Ambrose	03:27
Claman Richard Morris & Jerry Toth	St. Lawrence Centre Song	St. Lawrence Centre Song	03:41
Denny Vaughan	Love Me Tender	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:44
Teddy Roderman	Up-Up and Away	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:40
Moe Koffman	Anteater's Dance	Moe's Curried Soul	03:00
Johnny Cowell	Still Feeling Blue	It's Gotta Be Love	02:42
Yorkville Avenue Band	Tonight	"Moving Day"	03:07
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues	Strictly Nimmons	02:59
Doug Riley	Child Eyes	Freedom	05:21
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	A Brand New Scene	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:53
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	I Love You, Yes I Do	Bluesprint	03:40
Bill Badgley	Theme from the Sand Pebbles	At the Ports of Call	02:18
Johnny Cowell	Arioso	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:00
The Laurie Bower Singers	How The Singers Sing	Morning Has Broken	03:06
Ron Collier Tentet	Just About Now	ST	02:06
Henry Cuesta	Me And You And A Dog Named Boo	Plays Favourites	01:48
Jackie Richardson	Here's to Life	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	04:57
Hagood Hardy	Folks Who Live on the Hill	Stop 33 Sutton Place	03:10
Paul Zaza	Blue Shadow	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:12
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Compilation	Norma Locke - I Need You So	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	03:07
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	I Lived in a Dream	Halifax Instrumental	03:01
Guido Basso	Jingle Bells	Christmas Today	02:08
Henry Cuesta	The Promised Land	Plays Favourites	02:07
Jimmy Dale	Guanabara	Soft and Groovy	02:42
Compilation	Ted Komar - Bela Bimba	CBC Comp 409	02:24
Doug Randle	Vive La Company	Songs for the New Industrial State	04:51
Doug Randle	The Doug Randle Orchestra - Fanny	Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)	02:32
Jimmy Namaro	Nightingale	Driftwood	03:05
Rick Wilkins	Amarillo	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:21
Teddy Roderman	Mississippi	Stay Awhile	02:09
Jimmy Namaro	Laura	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:52
John Arpin	Leola	Concert In Ragtime	03:16
Peter Appleyard	Alone Again, Naturally	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:58
Hagood Hardy	No Good On My Own	As Time Goes By	03:31
Yorkville Avenue Band	Watcha' Gonna Do When the Rent Comes Round	"Moving Day"	03:31
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Mrs. Robinson	The Now Sound	03:08
Guido Basso	S'Wonderful	And All That Latin Jazz!	03:10
Jerry Toth	Portrait of Caroline	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:34
Jerry Toth	I've Got My Eyes On You	The Music Of	02:42
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Hideaway (Barbara Moore)	ST	02:25
The Laurie Bower Singers	Sing Me a Rainbow	Feelin'	02:18
Compilation	Brian Hughes - The Bridge	Jazz Toronto	04:58
Hagood Hardy	Never-Never Land	Stop 33 Sutton Place	03:00
Guido Basso	All the Sad Young Men	One More for the Road	04:36
Johnny Cowell	Caesar's Palace	Hot Brass	03:22
Paul Zaza	Malaguena	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:51
Guido Basso	Waters of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim)	Lost in the Stars	05:25
Compilation	Bill Badgley - Walk On By	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:21
Teddy Roderman	Dance Of A Hip Gypsy	Makin' It With You	02:31
Peter Appleyard	The Last Blues Song	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:40
The Brian Browne Trio	Browne Sugar	The Toronto Scene	02:50
Teddy Roderman	Yellow Days	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:46
Norman Amadio Trio	The Very Thought of You	ST	03:07
Johnny Cowell	Quiet Girl	The Tender Loving Care	02:19
Henry Cuesta	Skyline Stomp	Plays Favourites	02:08
The Laurie Bower Singers	American Music	Laurie Bower	03:16
Lucio Agostini	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	01:36
Tony Quarrington	One Bright Morning	One Bright Morning	06:32
Tommy Ambrose	Let Loose	Young Tommy Ambrose	01:56
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Bianca	Sailin' Home	04:37
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Blues for Someone Else	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	05:51
Moe Koffman	Hambourg Bound	Cool and Hot Sax	04:05
Ben McPeek	American Woman	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:37
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Harlem Nocturne	The Old Meets the New	03:34
Ed Bickert	It Might As Well Be Spring	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:30
John Arpin	Dead Man Blues	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:04
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek)	Monkey Music	Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music	02:24
John Arpin	You are the Sunshine of My Life	Direct to Disc	02:58

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

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

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

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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