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
Doug Crosley Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
The Laurie Bower Singers What is Christmas Danielle b/w What is Christmas
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
Lenny Breau Marlborough Street Mo' Breau
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Laurie Bower Singers Sweet Ginger Bread Man Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Peter Appleyard Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Jimmy Dale Wave Soft and Groovy
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Lucio Agostini Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Rick Wilkins Even Now For the Sake of Music
Johnny Cowell Sweet and Sour Chop Chop Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Hagood Hardy Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Johnny Cowell Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Laurie Bower Singers El Condor Pasa Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Ben McPeek Concerto for Toy Piano Thinking of You
Moe Koffman Funky Monkey Turned on
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Lucio Agostini Coastin' Action With Agostini
Ivy Steel Don’t Explain Reincarnation
Doug Randle Put On Your Sunday Clothes Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Ben McPeek Imagine Peace Train
Lucio Agostini Canadians at Work Once Upon a Hundred Years
The Laurie Bower Singers Woman Got a Feelin' for Love
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Rick Wilkins Déjà vu Discovery
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Doug Randle Isn't it a Pity Songs for the New Industrial State
Ben McPeek Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Where Is the Love? Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy Daniel Tell Me My Name
Hagood Hardy Misty Reflections
Eugene Amaro Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Jimmy Namaro Jimmy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Say A Little Prayer For You The Now Sound
The Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Georgia Camp Meeting + Horn = Dixie
Rick Wilkins Savin' it Up Discovery
Hagood Hardy Jennifer's Song The Homecoming
Ben McPeek Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sku-Ba-Doo Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lucio Agostini Hoedown Action With Agostini
Doug Randle Martin of Her Mind Songs for the New Industrial State
Norman Amadio Trio Mein Shtetele Belz ST
Jimmy Namaro Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Guido Basso Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein) Lost in the Stars
The Laurie Bower Singers Think I'll Write a Song Back Home Again
Norman Amadio Trio Frenesi ST
Johnny Cowell You Made Me Love You (Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Guido Basso Last Night When We Were Young One More for the Road
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
The Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Paul Zaza Welcome Home Faces and Places
Jerry Toth Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Denny Vaughan Put a Little Love in Your Heart Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Ben McPeek Admiral Halsey Peace Train
Lucio Agostini Caramba (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Compilation Eve Smith - I Care 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Paul Zaza Flutey Fuge Faces and Places
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Caribbean Moonlight ST
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
Moe Koffman Windy Turned on
Bill Badgley Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yesterday It’s a Sign of the Times
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Guido Basso The Continental (Con Conrad) Lost in the Stars
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Phil Nimmons Group Little Poppy Nimmons 'N' Nine
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Compilation Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Jimmy Namaro Westside Story (Medley): Maria - Cool - America - I Feel Pretty - To-night - Dance in the Gym Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
The Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Bill Badgley Moon Love At the Ports of Call
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Jimmy Namaro St. Louis Blues Pachanga Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Cool and Hot Sax
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra A Summer Place And I Love Her
Lucio Agostini Tutti Flutti Action With Agostini
Rick Wilkins Junk My Heart Belongs to Me
Rick Wilkins Neat! My Heart Belongs to Me
Hagood Hardy As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
Ivy Steel What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Compilation Dave Young & Oscar Peterson - OP&D Jazz Toronto
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Go Breaking My Heart Feelin'
Eugene Amaro My Love Twilight Time
Ron Collier Tentet I Feel Pretty ST
Hagood Hardy Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of

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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