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
Eugene Amaro Ruby Warm
Rick Wilkins (Our) Love is Here to Stay From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Knights of the Round Flugel Toot-Suite (Grosney) Bye Bye Love
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life The Music Of
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
Denny Vaughan The Girl Next Door Girls I Knew
Bill Badgley How Insensitive At the Ports of Call
Boogus Roller Queen CBC Comp 403 comp
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Tommy Ambrose Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Ron Collier Tentet Come Sunday ST
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Peter Appleyard Soulful Strut The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vinaroz Halifax Instrumental
Henry Cuesta Skyline Stomp Plays Favourites
Ben McPeek Both Sides Now Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love At the Ports of Call
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When Ragtime Alex Plays the Humoresque (vocal by Trump Davidson) (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Peter Appleyard Apres Toi The Lincolnshire Poacher
Doug Randle Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Tommy Ambrose While We're Young Young Tommy Ambrose
Jimmy Dale Till the End of Time Profiles
Lenny Breau Don't Think Twice (It's All Right) ST
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Denny Vaughan Yesterday When I Was Young Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Moon Glow The Vibe Sound Of
Guido Basso Too Late Now Love Talk
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Candida It's Impossible
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Lenny Breau I Love You Because (Leon Payne) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard) It's Impossible
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Denny Vaughan Dolores Girls I Knew
Bill Badgley Moon Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Lucio Agostini Night In Spain Action With Agostini
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Fair Weather The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Jimmy Namaro Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Henry Cuesta Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Plays Favourites
Hagood Hardy Love is in the Air Reflections
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Ben McPeek Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Copenhagen Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Peter Appleyard Angel Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
The Laurie Bower Singers Love Will Turn You Around Laurie Bower
Compilation Jimmy Namaro - Man of La Mancha Motorcars In Concert 1970
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Johnny Cowell Genevieve The Tender Loving Care
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Struttin' Your Stuff Sailin' Home
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Joyce Sullivan Friendly Star The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Moe Koffman Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Cool and Hot Sax
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
Ron Collier Tentet I Believe In You ST
Ben McPeek Talk It Over In The Morning Peace Train
Pat Riccio Michelle (Lennon-McCartney) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Compilation Ben McPeek - For Lovin' Me Motorcars In Concert 1970
Bill Butler Intermezzo Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Denny Vaughan Lonely Evening Time Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Denny Vaughan Dominion Square A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Hagood Hardy Gary - A Remembrance As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers What is Christmas Danielle b/w What is Christmas
Bill Badgley After The Lovin' Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Paul Zaza Hollywood Hills Faces and Places
Jimmy Namaro Balikpapan Driftwood
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening
Hagood Hardy It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else Tell Me My Name
Ben McPeek When I'm 64 Thinking of You
Doug Randle Vive La Company Songs for the New Industrial State
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Wally Koster My Funny Valentine The Songs of Wally Koster
Johnny Cowell Darling Mama His Girl
Jackie Richardson A Single Woman Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Rick Wilkins Blues for Helene From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Jimmy Namaro Dansero At the Westbury
Pete Schofield and the Canadians If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Do Something Nice Today!
Compilation Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues Jazz Toronto
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Henry Cuesta Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Paul Zaza Flutey Fuge Faces and Places
The Laurie Bower Singers I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight) Laurie Bower
Paul Zaza Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Wally Koster Alone Together The Songs of Wally Koster
The Laurie Bower Singers Hold On to a Little Bit of Love Morning Has Broken
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Overture To Summer (Allegro) The Four Seasons
The Laurie Bower Singers Got A Feelin' Got a Feelin' for Love
Guido Basso Cry Love Talk

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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