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
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Compilation Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues Jazz Toronto
Guido Basso Tour de Force (live) (Dizzy Gillespie) Lost in the Stars
Jimmy Namaro Dansero At the Westbury
Lucio Agostini St. Thomas Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Phil Nimmons Group Swing Softly Nimmons 'N' Nine
Phil Nimmons Group As a Rully Take 10
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel Got a Feelin' for Love
Dr. Music Ain't That a Groove Doug Riley Transcription
Peter Appleyard Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Vibe Sound Of
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ben McPeek Blue Cha Cha His Voices and His Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
Denny Vaughan Lonely Evening Time Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Dear Heart Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Jimmy Namaro I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Terry Watada Weekend Night's Disgrace
Wally Koster The More I See You The Songs of Wally Koster
Guido Basso Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Doug Randle You´d be so Nice to Come Home to (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Not Soon Enough Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Ben McPeek Someday Soon The Original Sounds of
Hagood Hardy Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Phil Nimmons Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Jerry Toth I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
Hagood Hardy Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
Carol McCartney No More Blues A Night in Tunisia
Moe Koffman Flute Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - This Can't Be Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Jimmy Namaro Night Sounds At the Westbury
Peter Appleyard Rock's Push Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 4th movement Transformations - Invocations
Compilation Woodland City Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Fred Stone For Igor The Music of Fred Stone
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
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 Peaceful Wish I Was A Plane
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canadiana 67 It’s a Sign of the Times
Lucio Agostini Pastorale Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Cowell Valley of the Six Hundred It's Gotta Be Love
Lenny Breau Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Denny Vaughan Dominion Square A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Compilation Autumn Leaves (arranged by Orville Hoover) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Guido Basso Winter Wonderland Christmas Today
Rick Wilkins How Deep Is Your Love For the Sake of Music
Guido Basso Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Cowell The Swagger O' The Kilt His Girl
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Denny Vaughan Windy Girls I Knew
Ed Bickert Nobody Else But Me Bye Bye Baby
Guido Basso Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
The Laurie Bower Singers Oh My Lady Wish I Was A Plane
John Arpin Gladiolus Rag (1907) Other Side Of Ragtime
Teddy Roderman Make It With You Makin' It With You
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening
John Arpin You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Jackie Richardson I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
The Laurie Bower Singers The Young New Mexican Pupeteer Morning Has Broken
Knights of the Round Flugel Bye Bye Love (B. Bryant) Bye Bye Love
Lenny Breau She Thinks I Still Care (Dickey Lee) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Fair Wind Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Johnny Cowell Caesar's Palace Hot Brass
Jimmy Dale The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Phil Nimmons Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It ST
Doug Riley Shoot Freedom
Guido Basso Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas Today
Lenny Breau Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain (Fred Rose) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Joyce Sullivan Bill The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Jerry Toth Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Peter Appleyard Cinderella Rockefeller The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith View from Paddy's Head Sailin' Home
Teddy Roderman Sunny Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Namaro Kcammot Driftwood
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
Ed Bickert It Might As Well Be Spring I Like To Recognize the Tune
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of
Teddy Roderman Watching Scotty Grow Makin' It With You
Phil Nimmons Group Little Poppy Nimmons 'N' Nine
Jackie Richardson You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Bill Badgley Lady Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Norman Amadio Trio Hallelujah ST
Ben McPeek Yorkville Yak The Original Sounds of

Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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