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
Moe Koffman	Sahara	Tales of Koffman	05:02
Henry Cuesta	The Things I Love	Clarinet With Strings	02:43
Jerry Toth	Piano Concerto #2 .. Rudy Toth piano solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:30
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	I Love to Play (Opening Theme)	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	00:54
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Delta Dawn	Do Something Nice Today!	02:35
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Yes It's Toronto	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:58
John Arpin	You Are What I Am	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:52
Wally Koster	My Funny Valentine	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:10
Jimmy Namaro	Body and Soul	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:19
Don Gillis	Beautiful	Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))	02:26
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Peter Appleyard	Witchcraft	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:08
Ivy Steel	Robbin’s Nest	Reincarnation	03:27
Paul Zaza	Granada Fantasia	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	05:34
Peter Appleyard	Happiness is a Thing Called Joe	The Vibraphone Of	02:59
Phil Nimmons Group	Open Country	Nimmons 'N' Nine	03:28
The Brian Browne Trio	Georgia on My Mind	The Toronto Scene	05:38
Lenny Breau	Freight Train	Guitar Sounds From	03:31
Ron Collier Tentet	Fair Wind	ST	02:49
Ron Collier Tentet	Come Sunday	ST	03:02
Peter Appleyard	Mack The Knife	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:36
The Mutual Understanding	If You Say Goodbye	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	03:45
Ivy Steel	Willow Weep for Me	Reincarnation	04:44
Phil Nimmons Group	Step in Time	Mary Popppins Swings	03:50
The Laurie Bower Singers	Thorn In My Shoe	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:34
Phil Nimmons Group	As a Rully	Take 10	06:05
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Goin' Out Of My Head	The Now Sound	03:29
The Laurie Bower Singers	Mississippi	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:00
Joyce Sullivan	I Could Write a Book	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	01:54
Terry Watada	The 505	Night's Disgrace	04:17
Moe Koffman	Bermuda Schwartz	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:47
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Sweet Leilani	ST	02:39
2B3	Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy	The Toronto Sessions	03:48
Johnny Cowell	Caesar's Palace	Hot Brass	03:22
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	How I Think of You	Montage	02:47
Rick Wilkins	The Closer I Get To You	For the Sake of Music	03:23
The Laurie Bower Singers	The Rose	Laurie Bower	03:31
Eugene Amaro	Why Did I Choose You	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:27
Jerry Toth	Guitar Concerto: Adagio	The Music Of	04:07
The Laurie Bower Singers	Look and See	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:44
Johnny Cowell	Stawberry Jam	His Girl	02:04
Tommy Ambrose	Goodbye	Young Tommy Ambrose	03:27
Denny Vaughan	Dolores	Girls I Knew	02:44
2B3	Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears	The Toronto Sessions	03:41
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	South	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:23
Guido Basso	Dale be There	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:25
Tommy Ambrose	Just Like a Man	Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was	03:23
Peter Appleyard	Mi Musica es Parati	The Vibraphone Of	02:58
Ivy Steel	Travelling Light	Reincarnation	03:59
Robert Tennison Troupe	Just Like a Fool	Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here	02:39
Doug Crosley	In the Forest (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	03:56
Paul Zaza	Sailing By	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:34
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Sign of the Times	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:39
Compilation	Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River	Jazz Toronto	03:45
Eugene Amaro	Blame It On My Youth	Warm	03:04
Hagood Hardy	Samba de Orfeu	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:19
Rick Wilkins	The Very Thought of You	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	05:35
Bill Badgley	Wednesday's Child	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:51
Jimmy Namaro	Nightingale	We Gotta Get It All Together	04:24
Ed Bickert	They All Laughed	I Like To Recognize the Tune	02:43
Guido Basso	Anniversary Song	It's Happening	02:09
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Not Soon Enough	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	05:32
Jerry Toth	Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:38
Eugene Amaro	Wheels Of Life	Warm	03:08
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Silent Night, Lonely Night	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	03:02
Jimmy Dale	The Lamp Is Low	Profiles	03:49
Peter Appleyard	Wave	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:27
Hagood Hardy	Misty	Reflections	03:45
Lucio Agostini	Hoedown	Action With Agostini	02:28
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Collage #3	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	02:51
Lucio Agostini	A Banda	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	01:48
Ben McPeek	Peace Train	Peace Train	03:49
Paul Zaza	Sailing By	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:34
Tony Quarrington	Roundabout	One Bright Morning	08:34
Bill Badgley	Lady	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:00
Hagood Hardy	Feliz Navidad	The Christmas Album	02:58
Paul Zaza	Beautiful People	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:30
Phil Nimmons Group	Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)	Mary Popppins Swings	05:29
Denny Vaughan	May All Your Troubles be Little Ones	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	02:36
Rick Wilkins	Emotion	For the Sake of Music	03:28
Jimmy Namaro	Lazy Afternoon	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:28
Carol McCartney	Jersey Bounce	A Night in Tunisia	04:40
Guido Basso	The Continental (Con Conrad)	Lost in the Stars	06:00
The Laurie Bower Singers	Take Me Home Country Roads	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:40
Moe Koffman	Battering Ram	Goes Electric	02:34
Jimmy Namaro	Climax	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:24
Johnny Cowell	Freeze!	Our Winter Love	02:07
The Laurie Bower Singers	Hold On to a Little Bit of Love	Morning Has Broken	02:18
Jerry Toth	Last Tango In Paris	The Twelve Sides Of	02:38
Ron Collier Tentet	The Thrill is Gone	ST	02:02
Tommy Ambrose	That's the Way it Was	Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was	02:46
Guido Basso	What A Friend	It's Happening	02:31
Moe Koffman	Jazz Merengue	Tales of Koffman	03:45
Peter Appleyard	Apres Toi	The Lincolnshire Poacher	03:58
Peter Appleyard	Why Don't You Do Right	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:35
Ed Bickert	It Might As Well Be Spring	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:30
Jackie Richardson	Please	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:15
Teddy Roderman	Up-Up and Away	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:40
Hagood Hardy	Feelin' Good	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:14
Compilation	Brian Dickinson - Alone Together	Jazz Toronto	04:52

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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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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