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
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Eugene Amaro Sans Souci The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
John Arpin Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Ed Bickert Street of Dreams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yes It's Toronto Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Fred Stone Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll The Vibe Sound Of
Guido Basso Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Lenny Breau Georgia on My Mind Guitar Sounds From
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Fanny Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Jimmy Namaro The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Moe Koffman You Are My Sunshine Moe's Curried Soul
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Carol McCartney You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
Paul Zaza Welcome Home Faces and Places
Lucio Agostini Taxi Action With Agostini
Rick Wilkins Somewhere Along the Way My Heart Belongs to Me
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Johnny Burt Society The Candy Man ….Come Summer
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Paul Zaza Lake Louise Images
Guido Basso Gentle Rain One More for the Road
Compilation Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut Motorcars In Concert 1970
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Joyce Sullivan The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
John Arpin The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
Johnny Cowell Ruby Begonia Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
John Arpin Gladiolus Rag (1907) Other Side Of Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Guido Basso Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein) Lost in the Stars
Denny Vaughan Put a Little Love in Your Heart Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Joyce Sullivan Say it Isn't So The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Guido Basso Waters of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim) Lost in the Stars
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How I Think of You Montage
Rick Wilkins The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
Moe Koffman L'il Bitty Pretty One Moe's Curried Soul
Guido Basso Love Talk Love Talk
Jerry Toth Tell Me Now The Music Of
Jimmy Namaro Over the Rainbow Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jerry Toth One (from a Chorus Line) The Classic Jerry Toth
Russ Little A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Snapshot
Peter Appleyard Conversation The Vibraphone Of
Johnny Cowell W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Tommy Ambrose You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Norman Amadio Trio Blues For Yna Yna ST
Lucio Agostini Captain Bacardi Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Jackie Richardson If I Could Only Sleep Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bess You is My Woman Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Pat Riccio Stranger on the Shore (Bilk-Mellin) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Paul Zaza Foxy Lady Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Bill Badgley Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hagood Hardy God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen The Christmas Album
Jimmy Namaro When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Pat Riccio In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Loves Theme Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Namaro Street of Dreams featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Paul Zaza Superstar Faces and Places
The Laurie Bower Singers Key Largo Laurie Bower
Moe Koffman Sahara Tales of Koffman
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Lenny Breau Autumn Leaves Mo' Breau
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra September in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Russ Little She Footwork
Russ Little Peace Footwork
Jimmy Dale Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Jimmy Dale Till the End of Time Profiles
Eugene Amaro Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Rob Gusevs - Burnin' at the Stake The Toronto Sessions
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Robert Tennison Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy The Toronto Sessions
Lucio Agostini Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Hagood Hardy And When I See You Smile, My Day Begins Maybe Tomorrow
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Paul Zaza Flutey Fuge Faces and Places
Peter Appleyard Liza The Vibe Sound Of
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Think I'd Call It Love When You Say Goodbye
Wally Koster Nice Work if You Can Get It The Songs of Wally Koster
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Russ Little Cold Duck Time Snapshot
Phil Nimmons Group My Old Flame Nimmons 'N' Nine
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Goin' Out Of My Head The Now Sound
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Compilation Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River Jazz Toronto
Paul Zaza Canon in D Images

In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

….Come Summer

Trombone - Teddy Roderman

Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

ST

Halifax Instrumental

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Ed Bickert / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert / ST BACK

Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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

45-Jim O'Driscoll - The English Horn Of (CBC LM 151) VINYL 02

45-Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues (CBC LM 150) VINYL 02

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Montage

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45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

back

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

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