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
Jerry Toth "Odd Couple" Theme The Music Of
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Jerry Toth Gymnopedie The Classic Jerry Toth
Eugene Amaro My Love Twilight Time
Moe Koffman If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
Doug Randle Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Hagood Hardy After You've Gone Stop 33 Sutton Place
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Hagood Hardy When a Child The Christmas Album
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Jimmy Namaro When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Guido Basso Bye Bye Blues One More for the Road
Jerry Toth But For Love The Music Of
Johnny Cowell Je reviens (I'm Coming Back) Hot Brass
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
John Arpin You are the Sunshine of My Life Direct to Disc
Guido Basso Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 5th movement Transformations - Invocations
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Squits Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Ed Bickert Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Johnny Cowell (These Are) The Young Years Our Winter Love
Lucio Agostini Help Yourself Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Teddy Roderman The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Guido Basso My Ideal One More for the Road
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Up, Up & Away The Now Sound
Jerry Toth I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
Jerry Toth I've Got My Eyes On You The Music Of
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Moe Koffman Anteater's Dance Moe's Curried Soul
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Lucio Agostini Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Joyce Sullivan Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Denny Vaughan Medley : Heigh Ho / Whistle While You Work Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Moe Koffman Battering Ram Goes Electric
Jerry Toth It's a Great Life The Music Of
Rick Wilkins The Very Thought of You From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jerry Toth Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
The Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Ben McPeek If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
The Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
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
Compilation Teach Me Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Jimmy Namaro September Song Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
The Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand Our Winter Love
Johnny Cowell Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
Henry Cuesta Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It ST
Jackie Richardson I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Moe Koffman Now is the Time Goes Electric
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Denny Vaughan Je Reviens Chez-Nous Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Colina Phillips River Jordan Toronto Vocalist
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - The Duke Jazz Toronto
Ben McPeek Concerto for Toy Piano Thinking of You
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
Henry Cuesta Remember When (We Made These Memories) Clarinet With Strings
The Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
Rick Wilkins The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
Compilation Ted Komar - Papirossew CBC Comp 409
Moe Koffman Sunshower (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Peter Appleyard Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Swing Sisters I Believe In Miracles Davenport Blues
Paul Zaza Superstar Faces and Places
Lenny Breau You Needed Me ST
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Joyce Sullivan I Could Write a Book The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Compilation Pat LaBarbera - Virgo Dance Jazz Toronto
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
John Arpin The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
The Laurie Bower Singers Why Is Forever Taking So Long When You Say Goodbye
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
Paul Zaza Autumn Reflections Images
Jimmy Namaro The Man I Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
John Arpin Bird-Brain Rag Concert In Ragtime
Bill Badgley Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
Lenny Breau On A Bach Bouree Minor's Aloud
The Brian Browne Trio Careless Love The Toronto Scene
Peter Appleyard Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Peter Appleyard Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Peter Appleyard The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Eugene Amaro Strangers In The Night The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Guido Basso Two Bass Hit Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Henry Cuesta We're at Home Clarinet With Strings

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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, 🇨🇦

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Compilation

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"

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