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
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Don Gillis Baby It's Alright Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Terry Watada Jazz On a Rainy Day Night's Disgrace
Carol McCartney You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
The Laurie Bower Singers I've Found a New Baby Feelin'
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
John Arpin King Porter Stomp Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Moe Koffman Flute Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Peter Appleyard Cinderella Rockefeller The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
Peter Appleyard Happiness is a Thing Called Joe The Vibraphone Of
Rick Wilkins Déjà vu Discovery
Lenny Breau Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Harlem Nocturne The Old Meets the New
Paul Zaza Mimosa Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Bill Butler Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Doug Riley Freedom Freedom
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Lucio Agostini Skiing in Québec Once Upon a Hundred Years
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street + Horn = Dixie
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Ed's Comp Strictly Nimmons
Jimmy Namaro The Man I Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Eugene Amaro All In Love Is Fair Twilight Time
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Waltz Medley (Bicycle Built for Two - Sidewalks of New York - Take Me Out to the Ball Game) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Moe Koffman Twistin' and Bumpin' Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Eugene Amaro Last Time I Felt Like This Warm
Paul Zaza Guitarra Espana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Compilation Ted Komar - Papirossew CBC Comp 409
Jimmy Dale Wave Soft and Groovy
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - The Dreamer The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Guido Basso What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Christmas Today
Ivy Steel Boudoirs Reincarnation
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Johnny Cowell Anatomy of a Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Hagood Hardy Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
Moe Koffman Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Phil Nimmons Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
The Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
John Arpin Softly Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Lucio Agostini Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers Take Me Home Country Roads Take Me Home Country Roads
Teddy Roderman Beautiful Second Hand Man Makin' It With You
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Guido Basso Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
The Laurie Bower Singers It Takes Time Take Me Home Country Roads
The Mutual Understanding If You Say Goodbye Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Ben McPeek Gymnopedie (Erik's Theme) Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Teddy Roderman A Gliss to Build a Gleam On Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
John Arpin Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Ben McPeek Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! His Voices and His Orchestra
Wally Koster April in Paris The Songs of Wally Koster
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Teddy Roderman Feelin' Kinda Sunday Makin' It With You
Paul Zaza Blue Porcelain Faces and Places
Jimmy Namaro This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Jimmy Namaro Man of La Mancha Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jerry Toth Make Me Rainbows The Music Of
Jerry Toth Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Jerry Toth Piano Concerto #2 .. Rudy Toth piano solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Paul Zaza Canadian Express Faces and Places
Joyce Sullivan Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wichita Lineman The Now Sound
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Lujon ST
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Watch Out for the Little People Strictly Nimmons
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Dr. Music I Can See You Doug Riley Transcription
Paul Zaza Summer Evening Images
Lucio Agostini Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
The Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
Paul Hoffert Phoenix The Jazz Roots of
Yorkville Avenue Band Do it Again "Moving Day"
Lucio Agostini Sunwheel Dance (Bruce Cockburn) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Lenny Breau Marlborough Street Mo' Breau
Wally Koster The More I See You The Songs of Wally Koster
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Tommy Ambrose Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Phil Nimmons Group Who Walks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
Johnny Cowell For What it's Worth It's Gotta Be Love
The Laurie Bower Singers You Decorated My Life When You Say Goodbye
Johnny Cowell Roller Coaster The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Rick Wilkins Tetra Tetra From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Bill Butler I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Lucio Agostini Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Jerry Toth Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth

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

tony quarrington 001001

tony quarrington (1)

tony quarrington (3)

Tony Quarrington

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

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

Comments

No Comments