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
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Bill Butler I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Killing Me Softly (With This Song) Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers Ready To Take A Chance You
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Johnny Cowell Winds of Chance Our Winter Love
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Rick Wilkins Emotion For the Sake of Music
Eugene Amaro More Than You Know Twilight Time
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Virtuoso Trumpet
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Carol McCartney No More Blues A Night in Tunisia
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Doug Crosley (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Ben McPeek Get Out of Town His Voices and His Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers I Go To Rio It Goes Like It Goes
Denny Vaughan Dominion Square A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Guido Basso If I Let You Go Love Talk
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Eugene Amaro Wheels Of Life Warm
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Guido Basso My Foolish Heart A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Ben McPeek Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves Peace Train
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Eugene Amaro People The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Moe Koffman Goin' Out of My Head Turned on
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Jackie Richardson The Lies of Handsome Men Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Peter Appleyard Open the Gates of Love Peter Appleyard Presents
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Where or When Trombone - Teddy Roderman
The Laurie Bower Singers Stop And Smell The Roses Back Home Again
Don Gillis Baby It's Alright Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Tommy Ambrose Let Loose Young Tommy Ambrose
Rick Wilkins Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions
Jackie Richardson Green Lies and Man Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hagood Hardy Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Lucio Agostini Mulberry Bush Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Moe Koffman Twist That Thing Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Rick Wilkins Even Now For the Sake of Music
The Laurie Bower Singers Penny Lane Feelin'
The Laurie Bower Singers Circle Round The Sky Back Home Again
Ben McPeek Superstar Peace Train
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
The Laurie Bower Singers Look and See Take Me Home Country Roads
Denny Vaughan (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Lucio Agostini Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Jackie Richardson Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Cowell Close to You The Tender Loving Care
Doug Crosley Why Does He Stay in My Mind (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life The Music Of
Ben McPeek Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Cool and Hot Sax
Jimmy Namaro Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Rick Wilkins Let Me be the One My Heart Belongs to Me
Doug Randle You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Ben McPeek Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers Up On Cripple Creek Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Oh My Lady Wish I Was A Plane
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sanford & Son Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Now My Love It’s a Sign of the Times
Denny Vaughan Cheerful Little Earful Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Kathryn Moses Prince Charming's Brother ST
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
Moe Koffman Sahara Tales of Koffman
Hagood Hardy Balloons The Homecoming
Teddy Roderman That's Life Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Doug Randle Nicolston Dam Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How I Think of You Montage
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Paul Zaza Mimosa Coasting (with Isaacs)
Peter Appleyard Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Doug Randle You´d be so Nice to Come Home to (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Moe Koffman Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
Ed Bickert When Sonny Gets Blue ST
Moe Koffman Walk Away Renee Turned on
Lucio Agostini Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Johnny Cowell Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lucio Agostini Chuck Wagon Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jerry Toth Say Goodbye To Your Cash The Twelve Sides Of

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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