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
Jerry Toth	"Odd Couple" Theme	The Music Of	02:46
The Laurie Bower Singers	When I Need You	Looks Like We Made It	03:45
Compilation	Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:17
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Let's Face the Music and Dance	And I Love Her	02:25
Doug Randle	Isn't it a Pity	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:18
Terry Watada	City of Lights	Night's Disgrace	03:59
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:47
Eugene Amaro	Wheels Of Life	Warm	03:08
Jimmy Namaro	This is My Song	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:05
Yorkville Avenue Band	All of You	"Moving Day"	03:22
John Arpin	Gladiolus Rag (1907)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:11
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Laughter in the Rain	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:50
Teddy Roderman	Oops	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:42
Peter Appleyard	Tenderly	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:01
Ed Bickert	Barbados	Bye Bye Baby	04:11
Jimmy Dale	Beautiful	Toronto Instrumental	02:29
Paul Zaza	Portrait of a Rose	Faces and Places	02:47
Lenny Breau	Anytime (Herbert Lawson)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	03:47
Teddy Roderman	Goodbye	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:24
Denny Vaughan	I Love You Because	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:41
Lucio Agostini	Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme)	Once Upon a Hundred Years	07:24
Johnny Cowell	Je reviens (I'm Coming Back)	Hot Brass	02:32
Rick Wilkins	Lowdown	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:41
Paul Zaza	Canadian Express	Faces and Places	02:08
Eugene Amaro	I Found My Love Last Summer	Warm	03:38
Compilation	Ken Steele - Gently	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:31
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Up, Up & Away	The Now Sound	03:01
Jimmy Namaro	Cool Fool	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:40
Jerry Toth	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:06
Lenny Breau	Tuning Time	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	01:49
Jimmy Namaro	The Moon is Low	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:14
Rick Wilkins	Somewhere Along the Way	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:57
The Laurie Bower Singers	Sunshine On My Shoulders	Back Home Again	02:58
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia	Do Something Nice Today!	02:25
The Mutual Understanding	Everybody Loves My Baby	In Wonderland	01:55
Jimmy Namaro	Cha Cha Chimes	Driftwood	02:14
Jimmy Namaro	Sentimental Journey	At the Westbury	02:06
The Laurie Bower Singers	Morning Has Broken	Morning Has Broken	02:38
Moe Koffman	Hey There	Cool and Hot Sax	03:42
John Arpin	Dead Man Blues	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:04
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Sku-Ba-Doo	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	07:19
Moe Koffman	The Calm (Adagio)	The Four Seasons	01:59
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Summer Love	Do Something Nice Today!	02:42
Jimmy Namaro	Moanin'	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	02:28
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Sleeping Beauty Waltz	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:24
Guido Basso	I Can Dream Can't I	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	06:27
Compilation	Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - Don't Give Up	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:09
Guido Basso	My Ideal	One More for the Road	02:00
Guido Basso	Do You Hear What I Hear?	Christmas Today	02:53
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass	Old Fashioned Way	Toronto Instrumental	02:42
Compilation	Fifes and Feathers	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	04:54
Guido Basso	Anniversary Song	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:09
Jimmy Dale	Baby I'm A-Want You	Toronto Instrumental	02:33
Jimmy Dale	Alone Again, Naturally	Toronto Instrumental	02:55
Lenny Breau	Mister Night	ST	04:45
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Sweet Leilani	ST	02:39
Jerry Toth	Peaceful	The Twelve Sides Of	02:55
Johnny Cowell	Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	03:38
Wally Koster	My Funny Valentine	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:10
Rick Wilkins	I Could Have Been a Sailor	Discovery	02:59
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel)	ST	04:02
Johnny Cowell	Lonely Girl	Our Winter Love	01:46
Guido Basso	East of the Sun	One More for the Road	07:21
Moe Koffman	The Baron	Cool and Hot Sax	03:58
Boogus	Cow Cow Boogie	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:24
Wally Koster	Wagon Wheels	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:40
Hagood Hardy	Winter Wonderland	The Christmas Album	02:36
Ed Bickert	Girl Talk	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:04
Guido Basso	Ten Little Indians	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:07
Denny Vaughan	Miss Wistful	Girls I Knew	02:38
Peter Appleyard	Wichita Lineman	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:43
Doug Wilson Quartet	Canada	Canada b/w Canadian Theme	02:23
Moe Koffman	What Can You Do	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:54
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks	Strictly Nimmons	03:38
The Laurie Bower Singers	You're Driving Me Crazy	Feelin'	02:57
Guido Basso	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	Christmas Today	02:39
Compilation	Hogtown Hoe-Down	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	04:05
Paul Zaza	Warm Breezes	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:08
Moe Koffman	Nature's Banquet (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	07:45
Robert Tennison Troupe	I Can See (Instrumental)	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)	02:44
Hagood Hardy	Nightwalker	Tell Me My Name	03:31
Hagood Hardy	Quorum	The Homecoming	04:14
Johnny Cowell	I've Gotta Feeling	Hot Brass	01:49
Doug Crosley	Something (George Harrison)	With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra	02:32
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Hagood Hardy	Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers)	Tell Me My Name	04:10
Guido Basso	Nightcap	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:15
Moe Koffman	Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	01:58
Moe Koffman	Exodus	Tales of Koffman	04:29
Guido Basso	Fascinating Rhythm	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	03:43
Bill Badgley	After The Lovin'	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:06
Guido Basso	Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris)	Lost in the Stars	05:05
Lucio Agostini	Skiing in Québec	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:30
Peter Appleyard	Feelings	ST	03:29
The Brian Browne Trio	The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette	The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)	03:30
Doug Wilson Quartet	Canadian Theme	Canada b/w Canadian Theme	03:55
The Laurie Bower Singers	I've Found a New Baby	Feelin'	02:06
Compilation	Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:02
Compilation	Woodland City	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	03:47
Lenny Breau	Music to Watch Girls By	Guitar Sounds From	04:29

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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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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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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