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
Johnny Cowell Genevieve The Tender Loving Care
Lenny Breau Hard Day's Night Guitar Sounds From
Eugene Amaro Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Johnny Cowell (These Are) The Young Years Our Winter Love
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Paul Zaza Sunday Morning Images
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
Tony Quarrington One Bright Morning One Bright Morning
Rick Wilkins Jazz Gavotte From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Carol McCartney A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas Motorcars In Concert 1970
The Mutual Understanding Rain Rain Go Away In Wonderland
Hagood Hardy The Children's Song As Time Goes By
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Nameless Hour Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Paul Zaza Flutey Fuge Faces and Places
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Ben McPeek Downtown His Voices and His Orchestra
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Aurora Borealis Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Compilation Billy Van - Kiss The Wind 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Know Got a Feelin' for Love
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Dr. Music Bright Lights Doug Riley Transcription
2B3 Denis Keldie, Rob Gusevs - One Love - People Get Ready The Toronto Sessions
Denny Vaughan Hayseedelic Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Only Love Can Break Your Heart Toronto Instrumental
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Ben McPeek American Woman Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Jimmy Namaro Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
Eugene Amaro On Days Like These The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Jimmy Namaro Lara's Theme Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Denny Vaughan Medley : Heigh Ho / Whistle While You Work Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Jimmy Dale Till the End of Time Profiles
Hagood Hardy The Homecoming The Homecoming
Hagood Hardy Clouds The Homecoming
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
Guido Basso Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
John Arpin Excelsior Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Eugene Amaro All In Love Is Fair Twilight Time
Doug Crosley (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Profiles
Hagood Hardy The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye The Homecoming
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale Driftwood
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Lucio Agostini Tico-Tico Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Once I Loved (Gilbert/Jobim/DeMoraes) ST
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush The Toronto Sessions
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
2B3 Doug Riley, Michael Fonfara - Steel Onions The Toronto Sessions
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Paul Zaza For Julia Coasting (with Isaacs)
Ben McPeek He's So Fine Peace Train
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Wally Koster Nice Work if You Can Get It The Songs of Wally Koster
Lenny Breau But Beautiful Mo' Breau
Hagood Hardy Just the Way You Are Reflections
The Laurie Bower Singers Sunshine On My Shoulders Back Home Again
The Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You're Here Montage
Hagood Hardy Daniel Tell Me My Name
Johnny Cowell Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Johnny Cowell To Love Somebody The Tender Loving Care
Rick Wilkins Summer Song For the Sake of Music
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Laughter in the Rain Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Guido Basso I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
John Arpin Centennial Rag Concert In Ragtime
Denny Vaughan The French Song A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Hagood Hardy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Lenny Breau I Love You Because (Leon Payne) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Ben McPeek Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Paul Zaza Spring Song Faces and Places
Rick Wilkins Savin' it Up Discovery
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Lucio Agostini Caramba (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Lenny Breau Secret Love Minor's Aloud
Terry Watada Only Dreams Night's Disgrace
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles

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

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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

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