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
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Bill Butler June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Bill Badgley Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Lenny Breau Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Ben McPeek Maxwell's Silver Hammer Thinking of You
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Harlem Nocturne The Old Meets the New
Hagood Hardy Gary - A Remembrance As Time Goes By
John Arpin Centennial Rag Concert In Ragtime
Teddy Roderman The Drifter Makin' It With You
Jimmy Namaro One of a Kind Mambo With Mallets A 4 Thought
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
Bill Butler Canadian Sunset Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Lenny Breau Secret Love Minor's Aloud
The Laurie Bower Singers Take The Long Way Home When You Say Goodbye
Peter Appleyard Moonlight Feels Right ST
Compilation Autumn Leaves (arranged by Orville Hoover) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
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
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Lucio Agostini Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Johnny Cowell Road of Love Our Winter Love
Phil Nimmons Group Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) Mary Popppins Swings
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Lujon ST
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Peter Appleyard Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Collage #3 Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Jackie Richardson I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ron Collier Tentet Charade ST
Johnny Cowell Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Ben McPeek For Lovin Me The Original Sounds of
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet Montage
Joyce Sullivan Friendly Star The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Peter Appleyard The Last Blues Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
John Arpin At Long Last Love it's Alright With Me Direct to Disc
Guido Basso East of the Sun One More for the Road
Paul Zaza Granada Fantasia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Compilation Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River Jazz Toronto
Bill Badgley Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Hagood Hardy If I Had Nothing But a Dream Reflections
Ed Bickert They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Paul Zaza Song of the Stars Images
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra South of Pago Pago ST
Ben McPeek Every Bit of Love Thinking of You
Rick Wilkins Junk My Heart Belongs to Me
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Joyce Sullivan Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Hagood Hardy The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye The Homecoming
Jimmy Dale Wave Soft and Groovy
Ben McPeek That Old Black Magic The Original Sounds of
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
John Arpin Cabaret Direct to Disc
Hagood Hardy Let Me Love Again As Time Goes By
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - Annie Is Back 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
The Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Jimmy Namaro What Is This Thing Called Love At the Westbury
Peter Appleyard Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso Tequila It's Happening (re-issue)
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
The Laurie Bower Singers I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight) Laurie Bower
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Denny Vaughan Theme from "The Killer of Kildonan" A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Moe Koffman Swingin' Explorer Goes Electric
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Hagood Hardy Winter Time The Christmas Album
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Denny Vaughan Lucky Day (This Is My Lucky Day) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ben McPeek Soon It's Gonna Rain The Original Sounds of
The Laurie Bower Singers It Takes Time Take Me Home Country Roads
The Laurie Bower Singers Hey Look Got a Feelin' for Love
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Wally Koster My One and Only Love The Songs of Wally Koster
Wally Koster Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Sound of Silver ST
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Paul Hoffert Grotto Walk The Jazz Roots of
Brian Browne Trio Home Again The Toronto Scene
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Namaro On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Dale Baubles, Bangles and Beads Profiles
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Henry Cuesta Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
Pete Schofield and the Canadians 007 Medley (Dr. No, Goldfinger) The Old Meets the New
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Ben McPeek Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars His Voices and His Orchestra
John Arpin Kansas City Stomps Other Side Of Ragtime
Doug Randle Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State

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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