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
Henry Cuesta Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Ron Collier Tentet Relaxin' ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Told You So Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Johnny Cowell Keep Yourself Together Hot Brass
Phil Nimmons Group Stay Awake Mary Popppins Swings
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
John Arpin Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Robert Tennison Troupe Cause You Are Here Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wolverine Blues Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Guido Basso You are My Sunshine It's Happening (re-issue)
The Laurie Bower Singers Think I'll Write a Song Back Home Again
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Back On the Bus Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Guido Basso I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Compilation Ben McPeek - Kapuskasing Kaper Motorcars In Concert 1970
Johnny Cowell Darling Mama His Girl
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Once I Loved (Gilbert/Jobim/DeMoraes) ST
Hagood Hardy It's Not Unusual Stop 33 Sutton Place
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Moe Koffman Walk Away Renee Turned on
Doug Riley Hymn to Freedom Freedom
Dr. Music Idono Doug Riley Transcription
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Live & Let Die Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Cowell A Season For My Love His Girl
Carol McCartney Jersey Bounce A Night in Tunisia
Ivy Steel Now or Never Reincarnation
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Rick Wilkins Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
Ed Bickert Things Are Getting Better Bye Bye Baby
Jerry Toth Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Fool That I Am It Goes Like It Goes
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Winchester Cathedral It’s a Sign of the Times
Hagood Hardy Love of Life Tell Me My Name
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Fair Wind Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Peter Appleyard Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Jimmy Namaro Dark Eyes Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Lenny Breau On A Bach Bouree Minor's Aloud
The Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Guido Basso The Continental (Con Conrad) Lost in the Stars
Ben McPeek Mynah Merengue The Original Sounds of
Phil Nimmons Group Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) Mary Popppins Swings
Guido Basso Love Talk Love Talk
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
Carol McCartney No More Blues A Night in Tunisia
The Laurie Bower Singers Pretty Lady Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Johnny Cowell Our Winter Love Our Winter Love
Moe Koffman L'il Bitty Pretty One Moe's Curried Soul
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Jimmy Dale Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
Hagood Hardy Quorum The Homecoming
Teddy Roderman Watching Scotty Grow Makin' It With You
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Phil Nimmons Group A Spoonful of Sugar Mary Popppins Swings
Moe Koffman Funky Monkey Turned on
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Love to Play (Opening Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Peter Appleyard Rock's Push Toronto Instrumental
Jimmy Namaro The Man I Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Breezin' Along With the Breeze Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Paul Zaza Follow the Sun Faces and Places
Ed Bickert I Like To Recognize the Tune I Like To Recognize the Tune
Jerry Toth Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Moe Koffman Sure It Is The Shepherd Swings Again
Tommy Ambrose Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
The Laurie Bower Singers Peaceful Wish I Was A Plane
Norman Amadio Trio Blues For Yna Yna ST
John Arpin Excelsior Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Angel of the Morning The Tender Loving Care
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
The Laurie Bower Singers You Never Done It Like That You
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Chariots of Fire - Race to the End Laurie Bower
Rick Wilkins Junk My Heart Belongs to Me
Doug Crosley (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Eugene Amaro Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Peter Appleyard Ben The Lincolnshire Poacher
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
Ivy Steel What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Peter Appleyard Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Namaro Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening
Rick Wilkins Neat! My Heart Belongs to Me
Phil Nimmons Group Who Walks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sanford & Son Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Guido Basso Ramblin It's Happening (re-issue)
Lucio Agostini Centipediantics Action With Agostini
Lenny Breau My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Hagood Hardy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Denny Vaughan A Very Precious Love Girls I Knew
Rick Wilkins Discovery Discovery
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Jimmy Dale Wave Soft and Groovy

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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

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Cleethorpes, England, UK → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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