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	Length
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard)	It's Impossible	02:22
The Laurie Bower Singers	When You Find a Sad Song	Back Home Again	03:00
Wally Koster	Lost in the Stars	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:49
Guido Basso	Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw)	Love Talk	02:40
Hogtown Trumpets	Back Bacon Blues	CBC Comp 434 comp	03:06
The Laurie Bower Singers	Daniel	Wish I Was A Plane	03:17
Paul Zaza	Marina Del Rey	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:30
Doug Randle	Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	02:47
Johnny Cowell	Oops	His Girl	01:47
Peter Appleyard	Old Dave	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:34
Joyce Sullivan	Friendly Star	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:50
John Arpin	At Long Last Love it's Alright With Me	Direct to Disc	03:05
Eugene Amaro	Midnight Blue	Twilight Time	02:53
Eugene Amaro	I'll Follow The Sun	Warm	02:44
Carol McCartney	Jersey Bounce	A Night in Tunisia	04:40
Moe Koffman	Overture To Summer (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	06:03
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Jimmy Namaro	Over the Rainbow	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:28
Tommy Ambrose	You're Driving Me Crazy	Young Tommy Ambrose	01:54
Terry Watada	Maverick Chinaman	Night's Disgrace	10:36
Lucio Agostini	Up, Up and a Bull	Once Upon a Hundred Years	02:22
Henry Cuesta	Royal Garden Blues	Plays Favourites	02:56
Guido Basso	Tara's Theme	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:21
Tony Quarrington	Hi Lilly Hi Lo	One Bright Morning	06:03
Jimmy Namaro	Baia	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:04
Yorkville Avenue Band	Tonight	"Moving Day"	03:07
Compilation	Jimmy Namaro - Man of La Mancha	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:02
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Summer Love	Do Something Nice Today!	02:42
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	I'll See You in My Dreams	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:05
The Mutual Understanding	San Jose	In Wonderland	02:41
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Watermelon Man	The Now Sound	03:03
Peter Appleyard	'S Wonderful	The Vibe Sound Of	02:18
Denny Vaughan	Hayseedelic	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:12
Tommy Ambrose	That's the Way it Was	Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was	02:46
Peter Appleyard	Undecided	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:24
Ed Bickert	Pensativa	Bye Bye Baby	04:46
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Knock Three Times	Do Something Nice Today!	02:32
Teddy Roderman	Watching Scotty Grow	Makin' It With You	02:21
The Laurie Bower Singers	Up On Cripple Creek	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:14
Lucio Agostini	The Girls of Spain	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:28
Bill Badgley	Fernando	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:39
Ben McPeek	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	Thinking of You	02:11
Guido Basso	Two Bourees	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	06:07
Guido Basso	Early Morning Rain	Love Talk	02:21
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Come Saturday Morning (Previn/Karlin)	ST	02:18
Guido Basso	The Good Life	One More for the Road	03:52
John Arpin	King Porter Stomp	Concert In Ragtime	02:42
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:43
Lenny Breau	Killer Joe	Minor's Aloud	06:12
John Arpin	Leola	Concert In Ragtime	03:16
Moe Koffman	High Heeled Sneakers	Moe's Curried Soul	03:49
Compilation	Ben McPeek - For Lovin' Me	Motorcars In Concert 1970	01:52
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Ballin' the Jack	+ Horn = Dixie	03:37
Jerry Toth	Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:21
Ben McPeek	Charade	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:14
Phil Nimmons Group	On the Autobahn	Take 10	06:55
Hagood Hardy	When the First Snow Falls	The Christmas Album	04:15
Joyce Sullivan	Say it Isn't So	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:02
2B3	Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush	The Toronto Sessions	06:12
Johnny Cowell	Winds of Chance	Our Winter Love	01:47
Hagood Hardy	(Theme from) Second Wind	Maybe Tomorrow	02:58
Guido Basso	Noelle	Love Talk	02:56
Moe Koffman	Sunshower (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	04:23
Hagood Hardy	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	The Christmas Album	02:53
Eugene Amaro	All In Love Is Fair	Twilight Time	03:26
Boogus	Roller Queen	CBC Comp 403 comp	03:11
Lenny Breau	Monday, Monday	Guitar Sounds From	02:30
Rick Wilkins	Jazz Gavotte	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	05:26
Henry Cuesta	Forever April	Clarinet With Strings	02:11
Guido Basso	Estate	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	06:33
Lenny Breau	I Love You Because (Leon Payne)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:17
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Gone With the Blues	Strictly Nimmons	06:05
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Scarborough Fair	The Now Sound	02:32
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	The Way You Look Tonight	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:23
Lenny Breau	Lone Pine	Mo' Breau	03:08
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	The Garden Path	Montage	03:19
Joyce Sullivan	Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness)	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	01:28
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Blues Before Bedtime	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	02:43
Hagood Hardy	Balloons	The Homecoming	02:54
Norman Amadio Trio	Mein Shtetele Belz	ST	02:13
Johnny Cowell	Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:36
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Sing	Do Something Nice Today!	02:39
Tommy Ambrose	Goodbye	Young Tommy Ambrose	03:27
Jimmy Dale	Strange Music	Profiles	03:29
Jimmy Namaro	Kcammot	Driftwood	02:19
John Arpin	Bill Bailey	Concert In Ragtime	03:21
Denny Vaughan	An Affair to Remember	Girls I Knew	02:49
The Laurie Bower Singers	Take Me Home Country Roads	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:40
John Arpin	Troubadour Rag (1919)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:16
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Killing Me Softly (With His Song)	Do Something Nice Today!	03:10
Johnny Cowell	Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	03:38
Lucio Agostini	A Banda	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	01:48
Ben McPeek	American Woman	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:37
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree	Do Something Nice Today!	02:47
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	03:29
Doug Riley	The Way We Was	Freedom	04:44
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vera Cruz	ST	02:51
John Arpin	The Chevy Chase (1914)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:10
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Let's Call the Whole Thing Off	And I Love Her	02:14
Hagood Hardy	Joy to the World	The Christmas Album	03:03

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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