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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Badgley, Bill	After The Lovin'	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:06
Ambrose, Tommy	Let Loose	Young Tommy Ambrose	01:56
Namaro, Jimmy	The Man I Love	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:53
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	One Long Song	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:52
Wilkins, Rick	We Will Love Again	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:48
Collier, Ron Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Nameless Hour	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	09:21
Laurie Bower Singers	Take The Long Way Home	When You Say Goodbye	04:07
Koffman, Moe	Lord Have Mercy	Goes Electric	02:24
Dale, Jimmy	Uncle Albert - Admiral Halsey	Toronto Instrumental	02:49
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	I'll See You in My Dreams	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:05
Appleyard, Peter	Where is the Love	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:17
Davidson, Jimmy '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	02:07
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Medley: String of Pearls - Little Brown Jug - Chatanooga Choo Choo	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:06
Roderman, Teddy	Feelin' Kinda Sunday	Makin' It With You	02:14
Compilation	Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River	Jazz Toronto	03:45
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Too Late Now	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	05:59
Thompson, Don 'D.T.'	Rockin' Good Way	Bluesprint	04:32
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	The Sounds of Philadelphia	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:14
Cowell, Johnny	Je reviens (I'm Coming Back)	Hot Brass	02:32
Cuesta, Henry	Brand New Morning	Clarinet With Strings	02:17
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Sing	Do Something Nice Today!	02:39
Basso, Guido	You Are My Sunshine	It's Happening	01:53
Koffman, Moe	Do You Know the Way to San Jose	Turned on	02:32
Zaza, Paul	Portrait of a Rose	Faces and Places	02:47
Agostini, Lucio	Fiddler's Frolic	Action With Agostini	02:42
Hoffert, Paul	Grotto Walk	The Jazz Roots of	02:48
Toth, Jerry	Peaceful	The Twelve Sides Of	02:55
Mutual Understanding	I'm Old Fashioned	In Wonderland	02:31
McPeek, Ben	Every Bit of Love	Thinking of You	02:28
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage	Baby I'm a Want You	Montage	04:24
Hardy, Hagood	Will You Still be Mine?	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:13
Basso, Guido	Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw)	Love Talk	02:40
McPeek, Ben	Something Better to Do	Thinking of You	03:18
Breau, Lenny	Spanjazz	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	05:14
Namaro, Jimmy	Sand and Sandals	Driftwood	03:19
Compilation	Dave Young & Oscar Peterson - OP&D	Jazz Toronto	05:45
Browne, Brian Trio	Home Again	The Toronto Scene	02:54
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia	Do Something Nice Today!	02:25
McPeek, Ben	Happy Talk	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:13
Laurie Bower Singers	I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight)	Laurie Bower	03:17
Namaro, Jimmy	I Wanna Know	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:37
Laurie Bower Singers	Wish I Was A Plane	Wish I Was A Plane	02:50
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil)	Now!	05:38
Breau, Lenny	Autumn Leaves	Mo' Breau	02:01
Yorkville Avenue Band	Watcha' Gonna Do When the Rent Comes Round	"Moving Day"	03:31
Laurie Bower Singers	Guitar Man	Wish I Was A Plane	03:19
Hardy, Hagood	Christmas Waltz	The Christmas Album	02:58
Cuesta, Henry	Lonely is the Name	Clarinet With Strings	03:00
Laurie Bower Singers	What is Christmas	Danielle b/w What is Christmas	01:39
Basso, Guido	Blue Monk	One More for the Road	05:09
Basso, Guido	Trust in Me	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:35
Agostini, Lucio	The Partisan (Marley - Zaret)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:38
Badgley, Bill	If You Leave Me Now	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:09
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	Theme for Susan	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:40
Wilkins, Rick	Why Think About Tomorrow	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	05:43
Arpin, John	Sleepy Hollow Rag	Concert In Ragtime	03:18
Appleyard, Peter	Harlem Nocturne	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:31
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump'	When My Sugar Walks Down the Street	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	02:18
Appleyard, Peter	Moon Glow	The Vibe Sound Of	02:59
McPeek, Ben	Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:31
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	Song of the Tropics	ST	03:17
Hardy, Hagood	Reunion (Theme from Rituals)	Tell Me My Name	03:18
Namaro, Jimmy	Despertar	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:10
Basso, Guido	Nightcap	It's Happening	02:16
Sullivan, Joyce	I'll Give My Love an Apple	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:19
Appleyard, Peter	Feelings	ST	03:29
Agostini, Lucio	Caramba (Lucio Agostini)	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:03
Toth, Jerry	Tell Me Now	The Music Of	02:49
Randle, Doug	Get Happy	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:03
Amadio, Norman Trio	Blues For Yna Yna	ST	02:31
Badgley, Bill	How Insensitive	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	01:47
Amadio, Norman Trio	Enchantment	ST	02:28
Cowell, Johnny	Every Single Day	The Tender Loving Care	02:32
Koffman, Moe	Battering Ram	Goes Electric	02:34
Richardson, Jackie	If I Could Only Sleep	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	05:49
Basso, Guido	Jingle Bells	Christmas Today	02:08
Roderman, Teddy	Meditation	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:10
Laurie Bower Singers	Think	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:24
Cowell, Johnny	Just One More Time	His Girl	02:15
Basso, Guido	My Foolish Heart	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	07:13
Butler, Bill	I Love You	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:25
Compilation	Carol Welsman - Lucky to be Me	Jazz Toronto	03:55
Laurie Bower Singers	One More Love Story	When You Say Goodbye	03:14
Roderman, Teddy	Autumn Concerto	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:43
Arpin, John	You are the Sunshine of My Life	Direct to Disc	02:58
Appleyard, Peter	This Masquerade	ST	03:01
Nimmons, Phil Group	Open Country	Nimmons 'N' Nine	03:28
Dale, Jimmy	Cidade Vazia	Soft and Groovy	02:24
Arpin, John	At Long Last Love it's Alright With Me	Direct to Disc	03:05
Collier, Ron Tentet	Walking Out	ST	02:28
Zaza, Paul	Mimosa	Coasting (with Isaacs)	01:40
Amaro, Eugene	I Left My Heart In San Francisco	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:50
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	Kiss Waltz	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:20
Laurie Bower Singers	You Don't Bring Me Flowers	You	03:13
Arpin, John	The Way We Were	Direct to Disc	03:08
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Loves Theme	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:45
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love	02:32
Namaro, Jimmy	I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin'	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:51
Basso, Guido	'Round Midnight Overture (Phil Dwyer)	Lost in the Stars	02:41
Appleyard, Peter	Cinderella Rockefeller	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:19

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Browne, Brian Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

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Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra - ST

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Breau, Lenny - ST

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Namaro, Jimmy - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Badgley, Bill - Blue-Ribbon Badgley

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Badgley, Bill - At the Ports of Call

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Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Collier, Ron Tentet - ST

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Amaro, Eugene - Warm

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Agostini, Lucio - Action With Agostini

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Schofield, Pete and the Canadians - It’s a Sign of the Times

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Laurie Bower Singers - You

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Toth, Jerry - The Twelve Sides Of

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Hardy, Hagood & the Montage - ST

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Wilkins, Rick - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

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McPeek, Ben - Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease

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Hardy, Hagood - As Time Goes By

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Sanderlings - With The Jim Pirie Orchestra

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Hoffert, Paul - The Jazz Roots of

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Zaza, Paul - Faces and Places

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Namaro, Jimmy - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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McPeek, Ben - The Original Sounds of

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Laurie Bower Singers - Take Me Home Country Roads

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Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64

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Basso, Guido - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

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Randle, Doug - Songs for the New Industrial State

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Richardson, Jackie - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

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Breau, Lenny - Minor's Aloud

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Basso, Guido - It's Happening (re-issue)

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Mutual Understanding - Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye

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