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
Pete Schofield and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Bill Badgley Moonlight Sonata Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Ben McPeek Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Denny Vaughan Lonely Evening Time Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
The Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Lucio Agostini World of Music Action With Agostini
John Arpin If You Could Read My Mind Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Ed Bickert I Like To Recognize the Tune I Like To Recognize the Tune
Bill Badgley Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro Westside Story (Medley): Maria - Cool - America - I Feel Pretty - To-night - Dance in the Gym Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Compilation Brian Hughes - The Bridge Jazz Toronto
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Just You, Just Me (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Peter Appleyard Moonlight Feels Right ST
Guido Basso Sweet Georgia Fame A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
Yorkville Avenue Band All of You "Moving Day"
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Moe Koffman Snowflakes (Largo) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Lenny Breau My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
The Laurie Bower Singers You Never Done It Like That You
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yes It's Toronto Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Guido Basso Last Night When We Were Young One More for the Road
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Georgia Camp Meeting + Horn = Dixie
Ben McPeek When I'm 64 Thinking of You
Phil Nimmons Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
Jimmy Dale On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Profiles
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Paul Zaza Dancing Lights Faces and Places
The Laurie Bower Singers I Go To Rio It Goes Like It Goes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I Lived in a Dream Halifax Instrumental
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #1: Rose of Washington Square; Yes Sir, That's My Baby; Sweet Georgia Brown (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Hogtown Trumpets Aztec CBC Comp 434 comp
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Ed Bickert Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Jimmy Namaro St. Louis Blues Pachanga Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Rick Wilkins The Very Thought of You From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ben McPeek Downtown His Voices and His Orchestra
Denny Vaughan Hayseedelic Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Eugene Amaro People The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Paul Zaza Granada Fantasia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Gone With the Blues Strictly Nimmons
Norman Amadio Trio The Very Thought of You ST
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
The Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening
The Laurie Bower Singers Take The Long Way Home When You Say Goodbye
The Mutual Understanding Always True to You, Darling, In My Fashion In Wonderland
The Laurie Bower Singers It Takes Time Take Me Home Country Roads
The Laurie Bower Singers Look and See Take Me Home Country Roads
The Brian Browne Trio Careless Love The Toronto Scene
Jimmy Dale Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of
Jackie Richardson Finer Wine Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Henry Cuesta The Promised Land Plays Favourites
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
The Brian Browne Trio Toot That Whistle The Toronto Scene
Lenny Breau Music to Watch Girls By Guitar Sounds From
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Loves Theme Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Paul Zaza Wonderman Faces and Places
Jimmy Namaro The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Carol McCartney I Thought About You A Night in Tunisia
The Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Ben McPeek American Woman Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening
Lucio Agostini A Banda Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Hogtown Trumpets Bustling CBC Comp 434 comp
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sunny The Now Sound
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
The Laurie Bower Singers Sunshine On My Shoulders Back Home Again
The Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Phil Nimmons Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Phil Nimmons Group Steve's Theme Take 10
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Now My Love It’s a Sign of the Times
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Denny Vaughan Miss Wistful Girls I Knew
Denny Vaughan Hi Neighbor Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Doug Crosley Frances (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
John Arpin Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
Phil Nimmons Group Chim chim cheree Mary Popppins Swings
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Laurie Bower Singers Rita, Put Your Black Shoes On Take Me Home Country Roads
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

My Heart Belongs to Me

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

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