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
Ben McPeek Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
John Arpin Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Down by the Old Mill Stream The Old Meets the New
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Chips & Gravy (Nimmons) Now!
Hagood Hardy (Love theme from) Missouri breaks Maybe Tomorrow
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One Long Song Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Doug Crosley Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Jackie Richardson Thank You Lord Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy The Toronto Sessions
Ben McPeek Maxwell's Silver Hammer Thinking of You
Joyce Sullivan Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Ben McPeek Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Lenny Breau Taranta Guitar Sounds From
Compilation Woodland City Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Phil Nimmons Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
Guido Basso Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
Jackie Richardson If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Carol McCartney A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Hagood Hardy Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Eugene Amaro More Than You Know Twilight Time
Pete Schofield and the Canadians (Do You Know The Way To) San Jose The Now Sound
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wolverine Blues Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Paul Zaza Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lenny Breau Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Midnight Bells Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - Stompin' at the Savoy CBC Comp 409
Fred Stone Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
Teddy Roderman A Gliss to Build a Gleam On Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Denny Vaughan Let a Smile be Your Umbrella Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Jimmy Namaro Driftwood Driftwood
Bill Butler The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Laurie Bower Singers You're Driving Me Crazy Feelin'
Doug Randle Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
Robert Tennison Troupe Cause You Are Here Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Hagood Hardy When the First Snow Falls The Christmas Album
Johnny Cowell Shag Our Winter Love
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Peter Appleyard Sleep The Vibraphone Of
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We The Rose And The Rain
2B3 Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest The Toronto Sessions
Carol McCartney I Thought About You A Night in Tunisia
2B3 Denis Keldie, Rob Gusevs - One Love - People Get Ready The Toronto Sessions
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
Lucio Agostini Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Eugene Amaro What's Goin' On Twilight Time
Doug Randle Batteries Not Included Songs for the New Industrial State
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Denny Vaughan Windy Girls I Knew
Rick Wilkins Together My Heart Belongs to Me
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Terry Watada City of Lights Night's Disgrace
Compilation Herbie Spanier - Dimensions In Blue Jazz Toronto
Norman Amadio Trio Taboo ST
Lenny Breau A Taste of Honey The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra A Summer Place And I Love Her
Lenny Breau I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
Guido Basso Ramblin' It's Happening
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Sweet and Sour Chop Chop Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy Joy to the World The Christmas Album
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Phil Nimmons Group Band Call Take 10
Henry Cuesta Remember When (We Made These Memories) Clarinet With Strings
Guido Basso Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
Doug Randle Martin of Her Mind Songs for the New Industrial State
Rick Wilkins Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Doug Randle You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
Moe Koffman Georgia on My Mind Tales of Koffman
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Fidgety Feet + Horn = Dixie
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Joyce Sullivan Bill The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Sound of Silver ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Jerry Toth "Odd Couple" Theme The Music Of
Jimmy Dale Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Lenny Breau Spanjazz The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You (Doug Riley) ST
Eugene Amaro I'll Follow The Sun Warm
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Hagood Hardy Never-Never Land Stop 33 Sutton Place
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene

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

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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