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	Length
Johnny Cowell	Every Single Day	The Tender Loving Care	02:32
Terry Watada	The Hawk Cries a Bitter Blue	Night's Disgrace	05:53
Robert Tennison Troupe	I Can See (Instrumental)	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)	02:44
Dr. Music	Bright Lights	Doug Riley Transcription	03:11
Ron Collier Tentet	Charade	ST	02:33
John Arpin	You are the Sunshine of My Life	Direct to Disc	02:58
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	It's Impossible	It's Impossible	03:16
Fred Stone	For Igor	The Music of Fred Stone	07:46
Compilation	Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:16
Lucio Agostini	Caprice Canadien	Action With Agostini	02:16
Bill Badgley	June	At the Ports of Call	02:26
Moe Koffman	Darktown Strutters Ball	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:08
Peter Appleyard	Witchcraft	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:08
Kathryn Moses	My Romance	ST	05:38
Swing Sisters	Royal Garden Blues	Davenport Blues	02:52
John Arpin	If You Could Read My Mind	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:55
Lenny Breau	Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad	Mo' Breau	07:30
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction)	Do Something Nice Today!	04:23
Lenny Breau	Cold, Cold Heart	Guitar Sounds From	04:44
Wally Koster	Home in Canada (Pat Riccio)	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:28
Guido Basso	Estate	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	06:33
The Brian Browne Trio	Baubles Bangles and Beads	The Toronto Scene	04:48
Carol McCartney	I Thought About You	A Night in Tunisia	04:51
Tommy Ambrose	Have a Heart	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:16
Jimmy Namaro	Call Me	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:38
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life?	Do Something Nice Today!	03:14
Lucio Agostini	Carey (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:18
Jimmy Dale	Touch Her Soft Lips	Profiles	02:48
Jerry Toth	Little Boy Blue	The Twelve Sides Of	02:33
The Laurie Bower Singers	Epilogue	Morning Has Broken	00:37
The Laurie Bower Singers	Mississippi	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:00
Johnny Cowell	Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:42
Lenny Breau	Indian Reflections For Ravi	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	03:16
John Arpin	Cotton Jenny	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:14
Doug Crosley	(theme from) Love Story	With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra	02:39
Don Thompson 'D.T.'	I Love You, Yes I Do	Bluesprint	03:40
Tommy Ambrose	Just Like a Man	Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was	03:23
The Brian Browne Trio	Bonnie & Clyde	Toronto Instrumental	02:17
Johnny Cowell	Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:52
Jimmy Namaro	Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:38
Moe Koffman	In the Mood	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:09
Rick Wilkins	Jazz Gavotte	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	05:26
Ben McPeek	American Woman	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:37
Paul Zaza	Wonderman	Faces and Places	02:27
Russ Little	Lucretia Macevil (David Clayton-Thomas)	Deeper and Deeper	03:03
Wally Koster	Sunset Waltz	Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz	03:46
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Squits	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	04:24
Lenny Breau	Lone Pine	Mo' Breau	03:08
Compilation	Ted Komar - My Beloved	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Moe Koffman	The Calm (Adagio)	The Four Seasons	01:59
Jimmy Namaro	Despertar	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:10
Rick Wilkins	How Deep Is Your Love	For the Sake of Music	02:50
Ivy Steel	Now or Never	Reincarnation	02:35
Paul Zaza	Guitarra Espana	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:56
Jimmy Namaro	Nothing in This World (Compares With You)	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:37
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Yesterday	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:10
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Nameless Hour	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	09:21
Teddy Roderman	So Let Our Love Begin	Makin' It With You	03:10
Moe Koffman	Train Whistle Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:16
Rick Wilkins	Déjà vu	Discovery	03:55
Eugene Amaro	Blame It On My Youth	Warm	03:04
Jimmy Namaro	Street of Dreams	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:21
Denny Vaughan	Three For Two	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	01:51
Jimmy Namaro	Pubba and The Puddy	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:12
Moe Koffman	James Brown's Bag	Turned on	02:48
Guido Basso	Take the 'A' Train	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:38
Hagood Hardy	The Looking Glass	As Time Goes By	03:19
Bill Badgley	Aubrey	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	02:34
Fred Stone	Theme from Lawrence of Arabia	The Music of Fred Stone	08:32
Jimmy Namaro	Yesterdays	At the Westbury	03:28
The Laurie Bower Singers	Crooked Mile	Wish I Was A Plane	02:43
Denny Vaughan	Traces	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:59
Paul Zaza	Superstar	Faces and Places	02:11
Denny Vaughan	Have You Ever Been Lonely?	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:49
Fred Stone	Tamara	The Music of Fred Stone	05:31
Peter Appleyard	The Last Blues Song	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:40
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vera Cruz	ST	02:51
The Laurie Bower Singers	Ready To Take A Chance	You	03:19
The Laurie Bower Singers	Look and See	Take Me Home Country Roads	02:44
Hagood Hardy	Silent Sky	Tell Me My Name	02:42
Norman Amadio Trio	Alleluia D.T.'s.	ST	01:57
The Laurie Bower Singers	Brand New Key	Morning Has Broken	02:32
The Mutual Understanding	Look Around	In Wonderland	02:25
Peter Appleyard	Undecided	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:24
Lenny Breau	On A Bach Bouree	Minor's Aloud	06:29
John Arpin	Gladiolus Rag (1907)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:11
Yorkville Avenue Band	Alexander's Ragtime Band	"Moving Day"	03:14
Hagood Hardy	Daniel	Tell Me My Name	03:55
Jimmy Namaro	African Echoes	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:09
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vera Cruz	Halifax Instrumental	02:36
Doug Randle	One Way Swimming	Songs for the New Industrial State	04:04
Ben McPeek	Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:31
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Petite Waltz	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:05
Johnny Cowell	Walk Hand in Hand	Our Winter Love	02:36
Jimmy Namaro	The Moon is Low	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:14
Jerry Toth	Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:19
Hagood Hardy	When the First Snow Falls	The Christmas Album	04:15
Lucio Agostini	Chuck Wagon Race	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:51
Eugene Amaro	Love Theme (Gone With The Wind)	Warm	03:04
Terry Watada	City of Lights	Night's Disgrace	03:59

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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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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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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