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
Denny Vaughan Windy Girls I Knew
John Arpin If You Could Read My Mind Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Jimmy Namaro Sonny’s Daze Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith View from Paddy's Head Sailin' Home
Lucio Agostini Introduction Once Upon a Hundred Years
Tony Quarrington Roundabout One Bright Morning
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Fanny Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Pat Riccio Stranger on the Shore (Bilk-Mellin) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Guido Basso Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Eugene Amaro Afterglow Warm
Doug Wilson Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Lenny Breau Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lip Flap (For Fred) Now!
Rick Wilkins Summer Song For the Sake of Music
Carol McCartney You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
Ed Bickert I'll Follow the Sun I Like To Recognize the Tune
Jackie Richardson Too Beautiful to Know Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Terry Watada If I Sing the Blues Yellow Fever
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Chariots of Fire - Race to the End Laurie Bower
Jimmy Namaro Beachcomber's Blues Driftwood
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Peter Appleyard Tell Me A Story ST
Tony Quarrington Princesse en Promenade One Bright Morning
Ivy Steel Willow Weep for Me Reincarnation
Swing Sisters I Believe In Miracles Davenport Blues
Jimmy Namaro Misty Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Guido Basso Early Morning Rain Love Talk
Ivy Steel Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Eugene Amaro Ruby Warm
Compilation Norma Locke - I Need You So 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Lucio Agostini Jolly Jumping Jack Action With Agostini
Phil Nimmons Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
Jimmy Dale The Lamp Is Low Profiles
Lenny Breau Compared To What Minor's Aloud
Guido Basso Take the 'A' Train And All That Latin Jazz!
Compilation One of Those Songs (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
The Laurie Bower Singers Pretty Lady Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Denny Vaughan Three For Two A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening (re-issue)
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - Don't Give Up Motorcars In Concert 1970
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Monkey Music Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
The Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
John Arpin The Way We Were Direct to Disc
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Do Something Nice Today!
Doug Randle Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Ben McPeek Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Eugene Amaro Last Time I Felt Like This Warm
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Johnny Cowell I've Gotta Feeling Hot Brass
Fred Stone Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Wally Koster My One and Only Love The Songs of Wally Koster
Phil Nimmons Group Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) Mary Popppins Swings
Denny Vaughan Fine and Dandy Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Rag Medley (Rogers) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Jimmy Dale Cidade Vazia Soft and Groovy
The Laurie Bower Singers Up On Cripple Creek Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
The Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Compilation Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas Motorcars In Concert 1970
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Teddy Roderman Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Carol McCartney The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Destino And I Love Her
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
John Arpin Excelsior Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Doug Randle You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
Ben McPeek Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars His Voices and His Orchestra
Knights of the Round Flugel Bye Bye Love (B. Bryant) Bye Bye Love
Jimmy Namaro When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Hagood Hardy And When I See You Smile, My Day Begins Maybe Tomorrow
Guido Basso Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Christmas Today
Terry Watada The Hawk Cries a Bitter Blue Night's Disgrace
Moe Koffman Tangerine (Bossa Nova) Tales of Koffman
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Henry Cuesta Skyline Stomp Plays Favourites
Rick Wilkins We Will Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
The Laurie Bower Singers What is Christmas Danielle b/w What is Christmas
Terry Watada Rose of St. Urbain Night's Disgrace
Peter Appleyard Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
Eugene Amaro Strangers In The Night The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
The Laurie Bower Singers When I Need You Looks Like We Made It
Carol McCartney A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Georgia Camp Meeting + Horn = Dixie
Hagood Hardy Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Where or When Trombone - Teddy Roderman

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

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

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