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
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vinaroz	Halifax Instrumental	02:58
Hagood Hardy	A Boy Named Charlie Brown	Maybe Tomorrow	03:14
Moe Koffman	Inverno Furioso (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	02:44
Denny Vaughan	A Very Precious Love	Girls I Knew	02:02
Jimmy Namaro	Tahiti Boat	Driftwood	02:39
Wally Koster	April in Paris	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:02
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	The Sound of Silver	ST	03:20
Johnny Cowell	Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:45
Peter Appleyard	Mercy, Mercy, Mercy	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:34
Johnny Cowell	Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	04:48
Jimmy Namaro	Jimmy	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:50
Eugene Amaro	Wheels Of Life	Warm	03:08
John Arpin	King Porter Stomp	Concert In Ragtime	02:42
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today!	02:34
The Laurie Bower Singers	El Condor Pasa	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:40
Paul Zaza	Canon in D	Images	02:25
Peter Appleyard	Moon Glow	The Vibe Sound Of	02:59
Wally Koster	Home in Canada (Pat Riccio)	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:28
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Oh Didn't He Ramble	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:36
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Maple Leaf Rag	+ Horn = Dixie	03:24
The Laurie Bower Singers	It Goes Like It Goes	It Goes Like It Goes	03:40
The Laurie Bower Singers	Country Comfort	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:56
Johnny Cowell	Ruby Begonia	Hot Brass	02:24
Wally Koster	The More I See You	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:20
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	The Look Of Love	The Now Sound	02:45
Teddy Roderman	Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:31
Don Gillis	Lady Death	Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))	03:58
Teddy Roderman	So Let Our Love Begin	Makin' It With You	03:10
The Laurie Bower Singers	You're Driving Me Crazy	Feelin'	02:57
Jimmy Dale	Stranger in Paradise	Profiles	03:46
Robert Tennison Troupe	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now)	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)	02:51
Jackie Richardson	Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	06:30
The Laurie Bower Singers	Brand New Key	Morning Has Broken	02:32
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet	Montage	04:28
The Laurie Bower Singers	Everything Old is New Again	Looks Like We Made It	02:26
Peter Appleyard	What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:46
Moe Koffman	Icicle Bells (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	05:31
Phil Nimmons Group	Stay Awake	Mary Popppins Swings	03:01
Ben McPeek	Undun	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	02:37
Ron Collier Tentet	Charade	ST	02:33
Teddy Roderman	A Gliss to Build a Gleam On	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:55
John Arpin	Centennial Rag	Concert In Ragtime	02:21
Doug Randle	Isn't it a Pity	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:18
Peter Appleyard	The P.E.I. Polka	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:31
Johnny Cowell	Like No Other Girl	It's Gotta Be Love	02:21
John Arpin	Beautiful	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	03:16
The Laurie Bower Singers	Mississippi	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:00
Ben McPeek	American Woman	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:37
Henry Cuesta	Singin' My Song	Plays Favourites	02:23
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	One Long Song	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:52
Ben McPeek	Keyboard Grease	Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease	02:31
Jackie Richardson	Child Eyes Part 2	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	02:46
Teddy Roderman	Autumn Concerto	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:43
Ben McPeek	Suzanne	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	02:59
Teddy Roderman	Stay Awhile (Ken Tobias)	Stay Awhile	02:58
Jimmy Namaro	Sentimental Journey	At the Westbury	02:06
Compilation	Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River	Jazz Toronto	03:45
Hagood Hardy	Feelin' Good	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:14
Rick Wilkins	Tetra Tetra	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	06:00
The Laurie Bower Singers	Didn't We	The Rose And The Rain	03:23
Paul Zaza	Spring Song	Faces and Places	02:13
Lucio Agostini	Reel	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:07
Teddy Roderman	That's Life	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:00
The Laurie Bower Singers	Ready To Take A Chance	You	03:19
Terry Watada	Maverick Chinaman	Night's Disgrace	10:36
Bill Badgley	Lady	At the Ports of Call	01:59
Lucio Agostini	Heart of Gold (Neil Young)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:47
Lenny Breau	Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:01
Ed Bickert	It’s Time	Bye Bye Baby	04:03
Lucio Agostini	Skiing in Québec	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:30
Jackie Richardson	My Baby	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:07
Hagood Hardy	Travellin' On	The Homecoming	03:04
Denny Vaughan	Theme from "The Killer of Kildonan"	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:53
Terry Watada	On the Edge (Part II)	Night's Disgrace	01:10
Paul Zaza	Granada Fantasia	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	05:34
Ben McPeek	Get Out of Town	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:33
Henry Cuesta	The Things I Love	Clarinet With Strings	02:43
Compilation	Teach Me	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	02:37
The Laurie Bower Singers	American Music	Laurie Bower	03:16
The Laurie Bower Singers	My Life's A Song	You	02:53
Peter Appleyard	Mack The Knife	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:36
Doug Randle	Out of this World (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:00
Lucio Agostini	Tico-Tico	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	01:35
The Laurie Bower Singers	Think I'll Write a Song	Back Home Again	02:34
Eugene Amaro	What's Goin' On	Twilight Time	03:38
Jimmy Namaro	I Wanna Know	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:37
John Arpin	Leola	Concert In Ragtime	03:16
Johnny Cowell	Walk Hand in Hand	The Tender Loving Care	02:54
Paul Zaza	Sevillianas	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:13
Ben McPeek	Concerto for Toy Piano	Thinking of You	02:32
Lucio Agostini	Golden Earrings	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:51
The Laurie Bower Singers	Just a Little Song	Back Home Again	02:29
John Arpin	Go My Way	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:49
Lenny Breau	I Love You Because (Leon Payne)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:17
Fred Stone	Tamara	The Music of Fred Stone	05:31
2B3	Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl	The Toronto Sessions	05:09
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Delta Dawn	Do Something Nice Today!	02:35
Rick Wilkins	With a Little Luck	Discovery	03:01
Paul Zaza	Superstar	Faces and Places	02:11
Peter Appleyard	Open the Gates of Love	Peter Appleyard Presents	04:00

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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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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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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