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 La Paloma Azul (Sweet Little Mountain Bird) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Just You, Just Me (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Not Soon Enough Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation One of Those Songs (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Hagood Hardy I Feel It Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jimmy Namaro This Could be the Start of Something Big Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Bill Badgley Lady At the Ports of Call
Hagood Hardy Sonny's Ragtime Reflections
Pete Schofield and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
The Laurie Bower Singers You Don't Bring Me Flowers You
Ben McPeek Mame The Original Sounds of
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Ben McPeek Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! His Voices and His Orchestra
Don Gillis Baby It's Alright Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Denny Vaughan Mary in the Morning Girls I Knew
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Nica's Dream (Horace Silver) ST
Moe Koffman Lord Have Mercy Goes Electric
Denny Vaughan Hayseedelic Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Rick Wilkins Holiday Discovery
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Paul Zaza Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Guido Basso Nightcap It's Happening
Lenny Breau No Greater Love The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
The Laurie Bower Singers A Love Song Laurie Bower
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Garden Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Teddy Roderman Sunny Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Namaro Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Kathryn Moses My Romance ST
Jimmy Namaro Balikpapan Driftwood
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island CBC Comp 409
Hagood Hardy Harlequin (A Time for Love) Reflections
Moe Koffman Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Cool and Hot Sax
Henry Cuesta We're at Home Clarinet With Strings
Bill Butler I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Knights of the Round Flugel Bye Bye Love (B. Bryant) Bye Bye Love
Jerry Toth The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Come Saturday Morning Montage
Jerry Toth I've Got My Eyes On You The Music Of
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Eugene Amaro Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When Ragtime Alex Plays the Humoresque (vocal by Trump Davidson) (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Rick Wilkins Emotion For the Sake of Music
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lush Life Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation On a Wonderful Day Like Today (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Jackie Richardson You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Jimmy Namaro Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha Driftwood
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Paniano Goes Electric
Doug Riley Shoot Freedom
Moe Koffman Nature's Banquet (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Yorkville Avenue Band St. Louis Blues "Moving Day"
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If Montage
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Wally Koster My Funny Valentine The Songs of Wally Koster
Herb Marshall Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
John Arpin Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Hagood Hardy The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye The Homecoming
Jimmy Dale Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Coasting (with Isaacs)
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon (alternate version) A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Peter Appleyard 'S Wonderful The Vibe Sound Of
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Guido Basso Waters of March (Antonio Carlos Jobim) Lost in the Stars
Denny Vaughan A Very Precious Love Girls I Knew
Phil Nimmons Group Chim chim cheree Mary Popppins Swings
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
Moe Koffman Dr. Swahili Goes Electric
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Dr. Music I Can See You Doug Riley Transcription
Peter Appleyard Happiness is a Thing Called Joe The Vibraphone Of
Joyce Sullivan As Long as He Needs Me The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Jimmy Namaro Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - The Duke Jazz Toronto
Ron Collier Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Lucio Agostini Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Ed Bickert They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Jim O'Driscoll What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Kathryn Moses Oleo ST
Phil Nimmons Group On the Autobahn Take 10
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Lenny Breau That's All The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Ed Bickert Skating in Central Park Out of the Past
Paul Zaza Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Rick Wilkins Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Jerry Toth Theme From "Search" The Twelve Sides Of
Ivy Steel God Bless the Child Reincarnation
The Laurie Bower Singers Could I Have This Dance It Goes Like It Goes
Denny Vaughan Dolores Girls I Knew
Russ Little Exactly Like You Snapshot

In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

….Come Summer

Trombone - Teddy Roderman

Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

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Halifax Instrumental

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Ed Bickert / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert / ST BACK

Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

45-Jim O'Driscoll - The English Horn Of (CBC LM 151) VINYL 02

45-Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues (CBC LM 150) VINYL 02

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

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

Montage

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45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

back

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

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