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
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Moon River	Toronto Instrumental	02:13
Hagood Hardy	If I Had Nothing But a Dream	Reflections	02:51
Phil Nimmons Group	Kicks (Outro)	Nimmons 'N' Nine	00:33
Terry Watada	Cheyenne and the Weasel	Night's Disgrace	03:16
John Arpin	Gladiolus Rag (1907)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:11
Denny Vaughan	A Very Precious Love	Girls I Knew	02:02
Phil Nimmons Group	The Life I Lead	Mary Popppins Swings	07:00
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Watermelon Man	The Now Sound	03:03
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Canada (A Centennial Song)	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:15
Bill Butler	Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:31
Johnny Cowell	Playful Trumpets	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	03:19
Ben McPeek	Track 17	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:07
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Russian Rag (Cobb)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	02:28
The Laurie Bower Singers	When You Find a Sad Song	Back Home Again	03:00
The Laurie Bower Singers	The Importance of the Rose	Feelin'	02:07
Jerry Toth	Little Boy Blue	The Twelve Sides Of	02:33
Denny Vaughan	Cheerful Little Earful	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	02:15
Swing Sisters	Davenport Blues	Davenport Blues	03:20
Colina Phillips	River Jordan	Toronto Vocalist	03:05
Hagood Hardy	Misty	Reflections	03:45
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby	Strictly Nimmons	03:50
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Midnight Cowboy (John Barry)	Now!	04:55
Moe Koffman	Goin' Out of My Head	Turned on	02:20
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction)	Do Something Nice Today!	04:23
Paul Zaza	Spring Song	Faces and Places	02:13
2B3	Denis Keldie, Michael Fonfara - Gimme Some Lovin'	The Toronto Sessions	05:29
Paul Hoffert	Grotto Walk	The Jazz Roots of	02:48
Pat Riccio	Watermelon Man (Hancock)	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	03:11
Lenny Breau	But Beautiful	Mo' Breau	05:04
Jimmy Namaro	Afro-Rock	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:42
Doug Randle	Vive La Company	Songs for the New Industrial State	04:51
Moe Koffman	Flute Salad	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:38
Moe Koffman	In the Mood	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:09
Guido Basso	If I Let You Go	Love Talk	02:54
Boogus	Take Your Clothes Off	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:49
Norman Amadio Trio	Nica's Dream	ST	02:13
Ed Bickert	It Might as Well Be Spring	ST	05:50
Moe Koffman	House of Green Lights	Tales of Koffman	03:00
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	You (Doug Riley)	ST	02:17
The Laurie Bower Singers	Christmas is for Children	Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)	01:59
Doug Randle	Warm in the Sunshine	Songs for the New Industrial State	02:48
Lenny Breau	I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	03:37
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	My Love	Montage	02:26
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Squits	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	04:24
Compilation	Dave Young & Oscar Peterson - OP&D	Jazz Toronto	05:45
Johnny Cowell	Don't Mention My Name	Hot Brass	01:56
Paul Zaza	Sailing High	Images	02:51
Norman Amadio Trio	Alleluia D.T.'s.	ST	01:57
Guido Basso	Noelle	Love Talk	02:56
The Laurie Bower Singers	Got A Feelin'	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:32
Lucio Agostini	Skiing in Québec	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:30
Peter Appleyard	A Face Like Yours	Peter Appleyard Presents	03:58
Tommy Ambrose	Time After Time	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:05
Jimmy Namaro	Beachcomber's Blues	Driftwood	04:07
Compilation	Hogtown Hoe-Down	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	04:05
Moe Koffman	Mrs. Robinson	Turned on	02:31
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Sailin' Home	Sailin' Home	04:15
Rick Wilkins	With a Little Luck	Discovery	03:01
Moe Koffman	Le Reveil (Largo)	The Four Seasons	04:43
Jerry Toth	"Odd Couple" Theme	The Music Of	02:46
Carol McCartney	I Concentrate On You	A Night in Tunisia	05:14
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	When My Sugar Walks Down the Street	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:18
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Nameless Hour	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	09:21
Lucio Agostini	Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme)	Once Upon a Hundred Years	07:24
Henry Cuesta	Lonely is the Name	Clarinet With Strings	03:00
Norman Amadio Trio	Enchantment	ST	02:28
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Nosey	Strictly Nimmons	05:38
Ed Bickert	It Might As Well Be Spring	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:30
Lucio Agostini	Canadians on the Go-Go	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:49
Ben McPeek	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	Thinking of You	03:20
Ed Bickert	Girl Talk	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:04
Doug Crosley	Somewhere, Sometime (Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:59
Lenny Breau	Spanjazz	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:14
Eugene Amaro	More Than You Know	Twilight Time	02:02
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Bali Ha'I	ST	03:42
Guido Basso	Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:21
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Come Saturday Morning	Montage	02:57
Johnny Cowell	The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull)	His Girl	02:23
Jimmy Namaro	With Mallets Towards Some	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:56
Teddy Roderman	Measure The Valleys	Makin' It With You	02:41
Norman Amadio Trio	Mein Shtetele Belz	ST	02:13
Guido Basso	Liberated Brother	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	09:25
Ben McPeek	Downtown	His Voices and His Orchestra	03:00
Dr. Music	Time for Goodbye	Doug Riley Transcription	05:01
The Laurie Bower Singers	Country Comfort	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:56
Doug Wilson Quartet	Canadian Theme	Canada b/w Canadian Theme	03:55
Guido Basso	Sweet Georgia Fame	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	05:23
Moe Koffman	Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	06:30
Denny Vaughan	The Girl I Left Behind Me	Girls I Knew	03:02
Tony Quarrington	Roundabout	One Bright Morning	08:34
Hagood Hardy	(Theme from) Second Wind	Maybe Tomorrow	02:58
Johnny Cowell	Keep Yourself Together	Hot Brass	02:07
Hagood Hardy	Jingle Bells	The Christmas Album	02:07
Russ Little	Here's That Rainy Day	Slow Burn	07:21
Paul Zaza	Fine and Dandy	Faces and Places	02:31
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia	Do Something Nice Today!	02:25
Jimmy Dale	Wave	Soft and Groovy	02:43
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rainy Day People	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:12
Teddy Roderman	Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan)	Stay Awhile	02:11

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Johnny Burt Society - In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

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Johnny Burt Society - ….Come Summer

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Trombone - Teddy Roderman

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - ST

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Halifax Instrumental

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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

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Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Russ Little - Footwork

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Russ Little - Slow Burn

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Russ Little - On the Shoulders of Giants

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Russ Little - Snapshot

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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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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