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 We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
Teddy Roderman Mississippi Stay Awhile
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Blue Mantilla ST
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Guido Basso Embraceable You A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Hagood Hardy You Needed Me Reflections
Johnny Cowell Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jackie Richardson If I Could Only Sleep Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Teddy Roderman Feelin' Kinda Sunday Makin' It With You
The Laurie Bower Singers It Goes Like It Goes It Goes Like It Goes
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale Driftwood
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Harlem Nocturne The Old Meets the New
Moe Koffman Sleep (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
John Arpin Troubadour Rag (1919) Other Side Of Ragtime
Johnny Cowell Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Jimmy Namaro Misty Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Monkey Music Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Song of the Tropics ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Auf Widersehn The Old Meets the New
Peter Appleyard Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Ben McPeek When I'm 64 Thinking of You
Denny Vaughan Mary in the Morning Girls I Knew
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Think I'd Call It Love When You Say Goodbye
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Ed Bickert 'Tis Autumn I Like To Recognize the Tune
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll See You in My Dreams Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
The Laurie Bower Singers You Decorated My Life When You Say Goodbye
Guido Basso For Awhile Put Your Hand in the Hand
The Laurie Bower Singers Shadow Song Wish I Was A Plane
Tommy Ambrose A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Guido Basso Liberated Brother Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Ron Collier Tentet Walking Out ST
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
Fred Stone Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Compilation Herbie Spanier - Dimensions In Blue Jazz Toronto
Moe Koffman House of Green Lights Tales of Koffman
Doug Randle Warm in the Sunshine Songs for the New Industrial State
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There'll be Some Changes Made CBC Comp 409
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Moe Koffman Overture To Summer (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Peter Appleyard Moonlight Feels Right ST
Jimmy Namaro Nothing in This World (Compares With You) With Mallets A 4 Thought
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach-David) Now!
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Marcella It's Gotta Be Love
Jimmy Dale Cidade Vazia Soft and Groovy
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Pink Panther The Old Meets the New
Rick Wilkins Someone I Used to Love Discovery
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Guido Basso You're Nearer One More for the Road
Guido Basso White Christmas Christmas Today
The Laurie Bower Singers Everything Old is New Again Looks Like We Made It
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Winchester Cathedral It’s a Sign of the Times
Paul Zaza For Julia Coasting (with Isaacs)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Goin' Out Of My Head The Now Sound
Jackie Richardson Please Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 4th movement Transformations - Invocations
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Doug Randle Love is Just Around the Corner (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Moe Koffman Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
Rick Wilkins Tomorrow For the Sake of Music
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Ben McPeek Kapuskasing Kaper The Original Sounds of
Hagood Hardy White Christmas The Christmas Album
Paul Hoffert With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Lenny Breau King of the Road Guitar Sounds From
Hagood Hardy Silent Sky Tell Me My Name
Jimmy Namaro Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Rick Wilkins A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Guido Basso I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Peter Appleyard Wave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
The Laurie Bower Singers Happy Dreamer Wish I Was A Plane
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
Teddy Roderman Yellow Days Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Hagood Hardy After You've Gone Stop 33 Sutton Place
The Laurie Bower Singers Daniel Wish I Was A Plane
Bill Butler I Love You The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
John Arpin Toronto Blues (1965) Other Side Of Ragtime
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Pete Schofield and the Canadians King of the Road The Old Meets the New
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Coasting (with Isaacs)
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
John Arpin Cotton Jenny Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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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