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
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Ivy Steel Easy Living Reincarnation
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians King of the Road The Old Meets the New
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Jimmy Dale Stranger in Paradise Profiles
Ivy Steel Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Hagood Hardy Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Ben McPeek A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
Guido Basso Tara's Theme It's Happening
Johnny Cowell Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Jimmy Namaro Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Ben McPeek Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Paul Zaza Blue Lagoon Images
Yorkville Avenue Band Moving Day "Moving Day"
The Laurie Bower Singers Love Will Turn You Around Laurie Bower
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Jennine Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
The Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Eugene Amaro On Days Like These The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
John Arpin The Chevy Chase (1914) Other Side Of Ragtime
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra South of Pago Pago ST
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Ed Bickert Come Rain or Come Shine ST
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Doug Randle A Sleepin' Bee (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Compilation This Train Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canadiana 67 It’s a Sign of the Times
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Compilation Ted Komar - My Beloved CBC Comp 409
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons
Jimmy Dale Where Is the Love? Toronto Instrumental
Ben McPeek Baked Apple Rag Thinking of You
The Laurie Bower Singers Battle Of New Orleans Wish I Was A Plane
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Ben McPeek Everything's Alright Peace Train
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Hagood Hardy Reunion (Theme from Rituals) Tell Me My Name
Norman Amadio Trio The Very Thought of You ST
Lenny Breau Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Jimmy Namaro Hammering Home With Mallets A 4 Thought
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
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
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Paul Zaza Mimosa Coasting (with Isaacs)
Ben McPeek That Old Black Magic The Original Sounds of
Doug Randle Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Jerry Toth Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
The Laurie Bower Singers You Don't Bring Me Flowers You
The Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
Eugene Amaro People The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
John Arpin Cotton Jenny Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
The Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening (re-issue)
Moe Koffman Nature's Banquet (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Dr. Music Idono Doug Riley Transcription
Doug Randle Batteries Not Included Songs for the New Industrial State
Jimmy Namaro When I Grow Too Old to Dream With Mallets A 4 Thought
Eugene Amaro Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Bill Badgley How Insensitive At the Ports of Call
Henry Cuesta Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
The Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life
Jimmy Namaro St. Louis Blues Pachanga Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Swing Sisters Royal Garden Blues Davenport Blues
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
John Arpin Gladiolus Rag (1907) Other Side Of Ragtime
Moe Koffman Walk Away Renee Turned on
Carol McCartney Dat Dere A Night in Tunisia
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Lucio Agostini Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Guido Basso Last Night When We Were Young One More for the Road
Johnny Cowell Carnival of Venice (A Tribute to Harry James) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Anniversary Song It's Happening (re-issue)
Doug Crosley Ever Haunted (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Denny Vaughan Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Herb Marshall Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Hagood Hardy Winter Time The Christmas Album
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Bill Badgley Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Rick Wilkins We Will Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Eugene Amaro To Spend My Love Twilight Time
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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We Gotta Get It All Together

One Bright Morning

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

It's Gotta Be Love

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Night's Disgrace

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The Vibraphone Of

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