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
Paul Hoffert Grotto Walk The Jazz Roots of
Jerry Toth Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Georgia Camp Meeting + Horn = Dixie
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Peter Appleyard Streets of London ST
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell Our Winter Love Our Winter Love
Guido Basso Bye Bye Blues One More for the Road
Ben McPeek Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
Doug Crosley Ever Haunted (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
The Laurie Bower Singers Circle Round The Sky Back Home Again
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro Soft Hands Driftwood
Jimmy Namaro Nothing in This World (Compares With You) With Mallets A 4 Thought
Wally Koster L-O-V-E The Songs of Wally Koster
Paul Zaza Flight to the Sun Faces and Places
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How I Think of You Montage
Bill Badgley Lady Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Lenny Breau Emily Mo' Breau
Peter Appleyard Wave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How Insensitive Montage
Moe Koffman If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
The Brian Browne Trio Home Again The Toronto Scene
Guido Basso Trust in Me And All That Latin Jazz!
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Aurora Borealis Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Just You, Just Me (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Tommy Ambrose A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
The Laurie Bower Singers Kiss Me in the Rain It Goes Like It Goes
Lenny Breau The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 4th movement Transformations - Invocations
Guido Basso Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
Hagood Hardy (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' 12th Street Rag (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening
Henry Cuesta Way Down Deep Plays Favourites
Ben McPeek Downtown His Voices and His Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Joyce Sullivan The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Henry Cuesta The Promised Land Plays Favourites
Pat Riccio In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Lucio Agostini Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening (re-issue)
Jimmy Namaro Kcammot Driftwood
Ed Bickert They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Paul Zaza Follow the Sun Faces and Places
Bill Badgley After The Lovin' Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Paul Zaza Swallow Flight Images
Jimmy Namaro Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Phil Nimmons Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Guido Basso Gentle Rain One More for the Road
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Compilation Roy Patterson - Inland Passages Suite: Part II: The Road Song Jazz Toronto
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Ron Collier Tentet Hockey Theme ST
Hagood Hardy Silent Sky Tell Me My Name
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yesterday It’s a Sign of the Times
Wally Koster Time Was The Songs of Wally Koster
The Laurie Bower Singers Feelin' Feelin'
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening (re-issue)
Rick Wilkins A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Lucio Agostini Cocktails In New York Once Upon a Hundred Years
Yorkville Avenue Band Do it Again "Moving Day"
The Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Henry Cuesta Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Doug Randle Batteries Not Included Songs for the New Industrial State
The Laurie Bower Singers Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard Morning Has Broken
Yorkville Avenue Band Moving Day "Moving Day"
Peter Appleyard Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Jerry Toth The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Fly Me to the Moon And I Love Her
Ben McPeek If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Jerry Toth Say Goodbye To Your Cash The Twelve Sides Of
Hagood Hardy Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
Compilation Brian Hughes - The Bridge Jazz Toronto
Moe Koffman Pretzel Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Bill Badgley Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Henry Cuesta Royal Garden Blues Plays Favourites
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Lucio Agostini Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (3)

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (2)

Denny Vaughan And His Queen Elizabeth Hotel Orchestra – Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By (1)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (4)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (3)

Denny Vaughn Girls I Knew (2)

Denny Piano circa 1949b

Denny Vaughn

Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

ST

The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

We Gotta Get It All Together

His Girl

ST

Bye Bye Baby

I Like To Recognize the Tune

Bickert, Ed

The Toronto Scene

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene BACK

Toronto Instrumental

The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Browne, Brian Trio

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene LABEL 02

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene LABEL 01

"Moving Day"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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