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
The Laurie Bower Singers	September Morn	When You Say Goodbye	03:39
Ben McPeek	Big Red	The Original Sounds of	02:42
John Arpin	King Porter Stomp	Concert In Ragtime	02:42
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Down by the Old Mill Stream	The Old Meets the New	02:55
Wally Koster	The More I See You	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:20
Terry Watada	Closing Time	Night's Disgrace	06:14
Johnny Burt Society	Something Big	….Come Summer	02:03
Jimmy Namaro	So Danco Samba	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:00
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Auf Widersehn	The Old Meets the New	03:04
The Laurie Bower Singers	Bye Bye Love	Laurie Bower	02:57
Russ Little	Deeper and Deeper (Russ Little)	Deeper and Deeper	03:05
Yorkville Avenue Band	Moving Day	"Moving Day"	03:10
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	A Summer Place	And I Love Her	02:36
Jerry Toth	Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:21
Moe Koffman	Now is the Time	Goes Electric	02:55
The Laurie Bower Singers	Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard	Morning Has Broken	02:36
Dr. Music	Shoot	Doug Riley Transcription	06:55
Compilation	Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love	CBC Comp 409	02:50
Tony Quarrington	You Stepped Out of a Drink	One Bright Morning	07:49
Lenny Breau	I Love You Because (Leon Payne)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:17
Lucio Agostini	Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:27
Johnny Cowell	W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:38
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Bali Ha'I	ST	03:42
The Laurie Bower Singers	If You Feel The Way I Do	The Rose And The Rain	02:40
Norman Amadio Trio	Alleluia D.T.'s.	ST	01:57
Bill Badgley	Theme from the Sand Pebbles	At the Ports of Call	02:18
Denny Vaughan	Fine and Dandy	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:38
Teddy Roderman	Beautiful Second Hand Man	Makin' It With You	02:34
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	007 Medley (Dr. No, Goldfinger)	The Old Meets the New	02:51
Denny Vaughan	Judy	Girls I Knew	02:24
Tony Quarrington	'Round Midnight	One Bright Morning	08:34
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	And I Love Her	And I Love Her	02:38
Moe Koffman	Goin' Out of My Head	Turned on	02:20
Russ Little	She	Footwork	02:50
Guido Basso	A Lazy Afternoon (alternate version)	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	03:46
Lenny Breau	She Thinks I Still Care (Dickey Lee)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:23
The Mutual Understanding	Show Me Your Laughter	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	02:41
Robert Tennison Troupe	Cause You Are Here	Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here	02:38
Johnny Cowell	For What it's Worth	It's Gotta Be Love	02:35
Peter Appleyard	Peter Gunn	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:57
Ben McPeek	Mynah Merengue	The Original Sounds of	02:30
Rick Wilkins	My Heart Belongs to Me	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:16
Johnny Cowell	Walk Hand in Hand	The Tender Loving Care	02:54
Russ Little	My Foolish Heart	Slow Burn	05:19
Peter Appleyard	There Will Never Be Another You	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:46
Lucio Agostini	Carey (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:18
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	03:11
Hagood Hardy	When the First Snow Falls	The Christmas Album	04:15
Terry Watada	If I Sing the Blues	Night's Disgrace	03:58
Jerry Toth	The Importance of the Rose	The Music Of	02:09
Paul Zaza	Malaguena	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:51
Eugene Amaro	Afterglow	Warm	03:38
Guido Basso	Dale be There	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:25
Lenny Breau	Music to Watch Girls By	Guitar Sounds From	04:29
Compilation	Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow	CBC Comp 409	03:25
Jerry Toth	Peaceful	The Twelve Sides Of	02:55
Moe Koffman	Walk Away Renee	Turned on	02:27
Hagood Hardy	Reunion (Theme from Rituals)	Tell Me My Name	03:18
Compilation	Ted Komar - My Beloved	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Lenny Breau	Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad	Mo' Breau	07:30
Jimmy Namaro	Cool Fool	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:40
Lenny Breau	Mercy, Mercy, Mercy	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:34
Doug Randle	Alley Cat	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:58
Compilation	Hogtown Hoe-Down	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	04:05
The Laurie Bower Singers	Early Morning Rain	Feelin'	02:53
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose?	Do Something Nice Today!	02:30
Lucio Agostini	Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme)	Once Upon a Hundred Years	07:24
Jimmy Dale	Beautiful	Toronto Instrumental	02:29
Johnny Cowell	Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	03:38
Rick Wilkins	Weekend in New England	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:38
Johnny Cowell	Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:56
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	South of Pago Pago	ST	03:13
Hagood Hardy	Feliz Navidad	The Christmas Album	02:58
Rick Wilkins	Ballad for Carolyn	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:48
Lenny Breau	Blues Theme	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	01:04
Joyce Sullivan	You'll Never Know	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:47
The Laurie Bower Singers	Una Paloma	Got a Feelin' for Love	03:23
Hagood Hardy	The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye	The Homecoming	03:51
Paul Zaza	Guitarra Gitana	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:23
Hagood Hardy	It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else	Tell Me My Name	03:10
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	A Garden in the Rain	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	03:09
Lenny Breau	King of the Road	Guitar Sounds From	02:29
Jimmy Namaro	East of the Sun	Driftwood	03:51
Johnny Burt Society	In the Arms of Home	….Come Summer	02:23
Jackie Richardson	My Baby	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:07
Guido Basso	Waters of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim)	Lost in the Stars	05:25
Phil Nimmons Group	Who Walks	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:16
Russ Little	Memories of You	On the Shoulders of Giants	03:45
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vera Cruz	Halifax Instrumental	02:36
The Laurie Bower Singers	Song Sung Blue	Morning Has Broken	03:11
Doug Crosley	You Wonder Why (Babs Babineau, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:30
Ben McPeek	Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:31
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Champagne and Quail	Halifax Instrumental	02:48
Jerry Toth	Little Boy Blue	The Twelve Sides Of	02:33
Yorkville Avenue Band	Quite Contrary	"Moving Day"	03:17
Jerry Toth	To Wait for Love	The Music Of	02:14
Phil Nimmons Group	Kicks	Nimmons 'N' Nine	00:29
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:47
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Wise Guys	+ Horn = Dixie	03:09
Pat Riccio	Michelle (Lennon-McCartney)	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	02:40

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Johnny Burt Society - In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

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Johnny Burt Society - ….Come Summer

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Trombone - Teddy Roderman

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - ST

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Halifax Instrumental

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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Jim O'Driscoll - I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

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Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Russ Little - Footwork

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Russ Little - Slow Burn

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Russ Little - On the Shoulders of Giants

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Russ Little - Snapshot

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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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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