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
Lucio Agostini Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Moe Koffman If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
Henry Cuesta Just a Closer Walk with Thee Clarinet With Strings
Bill Butler One Morning in May The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Doug Randle London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Jerry Toth The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Guido Basso Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
The Laurie Bower Singers Angie Baby Back Home Again
The Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Jimmy Namaro Tahiti Boat Driftwood
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Lucio Agostini Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Paul Zaza Wonderman Faces and Places
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Guido Basso Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Phil Nimmons Group Band Call Take 10
Tommy Ambrose I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Ben McPeek That Old Black Magic The Original Sounds of
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
John Arpin Bird-Brain Rag Concert In Ragtime
Paul Zaza Fandango Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lucio Agostini Caramba (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Norman Amadio Trio Nica's Dream ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
Henry Cuesta Forever April Clarinet With Strings
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Ed's Comp Strictly Nimmons
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Guido Basso Mia Mia It's Happening
Ben McPeek Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Lenny Breau Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Aurora Borealis Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Look Of Love The Now Sound
Johnny Cowell Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Johnny Cowell Sangre De Toro Bravo The Virtuoso Trumpet
Rick Wilkins Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars) For the Sake of Music
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Medley: String of Pearls - Little Brown Jug - Chatanooga Choo Choo Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Hagood Hardy Juarez '62 Reflections
Yorkville Avenue Band Alexander's Ragtime Band "Moving Day"
Fred Stone Tamara The Music of Fred Stone
John Arpin Great Scott Rag Concert In Ragtime
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Back On the Bus Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jimmy Namaro This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Denny Vaughan Je Reviens Chez-Nous Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Bill Butler Theme from "The Pathetique" Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Rick Wilkins Just The Way You Are For the Sake of Music
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Lenny Breau No Greater Love The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Johnny Cowell The Swagger O' The Kilt His Girl
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Chips & Gravy (Nimmons) Now!
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Put Your Hand in the Hand
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Midnight Bells Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Hagood Hardy Just the Way You Are Reflections
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Copenhagen Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Russ Little Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Terry Watada Cheyenne and the Weasel Night's Disgrace
Peter Appleyard The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Eugene Amaro Midnight Blue Twilight Time
Denny Vaughan A Very Precious Love Girls I Knew
2B3 Doug Riley, Michael Fonfara - Steel Onions The Toronto Sessions
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Hagood Hardy Clouds The Homecoming
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Jimmy Namaro One of a Kind Mambo With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Fair Wind Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Ben McPeek Concerto for Toy Piano Thinking of You
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Too Late Now Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Teddy Roderman Make It With You Makin' It With You
Bill Badgley After The Lovin' Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty If You Could Read My Mind Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Norman Amadio Trio Mein Shtetele Belz ST
Moe Koffman Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
Lucio Agostini A Banda Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Lenny Breau You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Kathryn Moses My Romance ST
Hagood Hardy Rain, Rain Stop 33 Sutton Place
Teddy Roderman Animal Crackers in My Soup Makin' It With You
Henry Cuesta Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Ben McPeek Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
Peter Appleyard We'll Never Know The Vibraphone Of
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets His Girl
Lenny Breau Cold, Cold Heart Guitar Sounds From
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles At the Ports of Call
Paul Zaza Peace River Images
The Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We The Rose And The Rain

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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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

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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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