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
Wally Koster Lost in the Stars The Songs of Wally Koster
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Jerry Toth The Importance of the Rose The Music Of
Lenny Breau No Greater Love The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Hagood Hardy Travellin' On The Homecoming
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Lucio Agostini Introduction Once Upon a Hundred Years
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Guido Basso Bye Bye Blues One More for the Road
Eugene Amaro On Days Like These The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
Phil Nimmons Group As a Rully Take 10
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Ed Bickert Where Are You ST
John Arpin Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Peter Appleyard Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Eugene Amaro My Love Twilight Time
The Laurie Bower Singers Hold On to a Little Bit of Love Morning Has Broken
The Brian Browne Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
Ed Bickert 'Tis Autumn I Like To Recognize the Tune
John Arpin Efficiency Rag Concert In Ragtime
Paul Zaza Granada Fantasia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Compilation Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas Motorcars In Concert 1970
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Where or When Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Teddy Roderman That's Life Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Ron Collier Tentet The Days of Wine And Roses ST
Carol McCartney You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
Rick Wilkins Tomorrow For the Sake of Music
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Teddy Roderman Stay Awhile (Ken Tobias) Stay Awhile
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Teddy Roderman Make It With You Makin' It With You
Jackie Richardson A Single Woman Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Ron Collier Tentet Walking Out ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Nosey Strictly Nimmons
The Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - This Can't Be Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
The Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Johnny Cowell Antigua It's Gotta Be Love
Jimmy Namaro Sonny’s Daze Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Denny Vaughan Traces Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers You're Driving Me Crazy Feelin'
Teddy Roderman Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Johnny Cowell Just One More Time His Girl
Peter Appleyard Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Rick Wilkins Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars) For the Sake of Music
Russ Little Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas) Deeper and Deeper
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Hagood Hardy And When I See You Smile, My Day Begins Maybe Tomorrow
Teddy Roderman Niagara Makin' It With You
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl The Toronto Sessions
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Teddy Roderman So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Jerry Toth "Odd Couple" Theme The Music Of
Johnny Cowell Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Black and Blue Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Cried for You Bluesprint
Henry Cuesta Lonely Girl Clarinet With Strings
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Teddy Roderman Beautiful Second Hand Man Makin' It With You
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
2B3 Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest The Toronto Sessions
The Brian Browne Trio After Midnight Toronto Instrumental
John Arpin Bird-Brain Rag Concert In Ragtime
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Moe Koffman Sunshine Superman Moe's Curried Soul
Denny Vaughan Dominion Square A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Ed Bickert They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening
Guido Basso 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Phil Nimmons Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Eugene Amaro More Than You Know Twilight Time
Yorkville Avenue Band St. Louis Blues "Moving Day"
Yorkville Avenue Band Takin' Me Through the Night "Moving Day"
Wally Koster Sunset Waltz Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Joyce Sullivan As Long as He Needs Me The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Denny Vaughan Theme from "The Killer of Kildonan" A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Baby I'm a Want You Montage
Paul Zaza Malaguena Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ed Bickert Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Moe Koffman Forest Flower Goes Electric
Compilation Bill Badgley - Walk On By Motorcars In Concert 1970
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Guantanamera Montage

My Heart Belongs to Me

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

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