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 Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
Teddy Roderman Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Lenny Breau You Needed Me ST
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Moe Koffman Francesca Cool and Hot Sax
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One 'O' Nine Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Laurie Bower Singers Penny Lane Feelin'
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Ron Collier Tentet I Feel Pretty ST
Peter Appleyard Sleep The Vibraphone Of
Paul Zaza Blue Porcelain Faces and Places
Peter Appleyard Donald's Duck The Lincolnshire Poacher
Jackie Richardson Please Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ivy Steel Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Lucio Agostini Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
John Arpin Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It ST
John Arpin Wild Cherries Rag (1908) Other Side Of Ragtime
Johnny Cowell The Swagger O' The Kilt His Girl
Paul Zaza Welcome Home Faces and Places
Rick Wilkins Why Think About Tomorrow From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Jimmy Namaro Night Sounds At the Westbury
Knights of the Round Flugel Toot-Suite (Grosney) Bye Bye Love
Jimmy Namaro Soft Hands Driftwood
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hagood Hardy As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
Peter Appleyard Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher
Guido Basso East of the Sun One More for the Road
Ivy Steel Travelling Light Reincarnation
Denny Vaughan Hi Neighbor Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Peter Appleyard Moon Glow The Vibe Sound Of
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
Bill Badgley June At the Ports of Call
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening
Dr. Music Pastorale Doug Riley Transcription
Ben McPeek Gymnopedie (Erik's Theme) Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
The Laurie Bower Singers Hold On to a Little Bit of Love Morning Has Broken
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening (re-issue)
Denny Vaughan Traces Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Eugene Amaro More Than You Know Twilight Time
Jimmy Namaro He-Wat’s Happening? (What’s Happening) Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Guido Basso White Christmas Christmas Today
Peter Appleyard Puff the Magic Dragon The Vibraphone Of
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
The Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby Strictly Nimmons
Jerry Toth The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Paul Hoffert Growing Up The Jazz Roots of
Lenny Breau Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Ben McPeek Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Boogus Gemini Rag CBC Comp 403 comp
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Fidgety Feet + Horn = Dixie
Jimmy Namaro Venezuela With Mallets A 4 Thought
The Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Guido Basso Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered And All That Latin Jazz!
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Jimmy Namaro One of a Kind Mambo With Mallets A 4 Thought
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Jimmy Dale Till the End of Time Profiles
Ben McPeek Something Better to Do Thinking of You
Tommy Ambrose That's the Way it Was Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was
The Laurie Bower Singers You're The One That I Want You
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Guido Basso The Good Life One More for the Road
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Robert Tennison Troupe Cause You Are Here Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Ed Bickert A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing Bye Bye Baby
Jimmy Namaro Too Marvellous For Words At the Westbury
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Rob Gusevs - Burnin' at the Stake The Toronto Sessions
Jimmy Namaro Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Wally Koster September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Denny Vaughan My Cherie Amour Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Down by the Old Mill Stream The Old Meets the New
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Virtuoso Trumpet
Guido Basso Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of

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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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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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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

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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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