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
Ben McPeek Leave Tenderly Thinking of You
Eugene Amaro I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Lenny Breau I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Fanny Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lush Life Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jimmy Namaro Kcammot Driftwood
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Jimmy Namaro I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Phil Nimmons Group A Spoonful of Sugar Mary Popppins Swings
Ben McPeek Undun Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Lenny Breau Emily Mo' Breau
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Phil Nimmons Group Step in Time Mary Popppins Swings
Bill Badgley How Insensitive Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Hagood Hardy Just the Way You Are Reflections
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Johnny Cowell Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Peter Appleyard Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Vibe Sound Of
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Eugene Amaro Blame It On My Youth Warm
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
Guido Basso Suite P.E.I. Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Johnny Cowell El Condor Pasa The Tender Loving Care
Rick Wilkins Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Ivy Steel Boudoirs Reincarnation
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone Take Me Home Country Roads
Jackie Richardson Too Beautiful to Know Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hagood Hardy Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Hagood Hardy A Boy Named Charlie Brown Maybe Tomorrow
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Sound of Silver ST
Johnny Cowell Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
The Laurie Bower Singers Sweet Ginger Bread Man Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Rick Wilkins Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach-David) Now!
Ben McPeek American Woman Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra A Garden in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
The Laurie Bower Singers Glitter Queen Got a Feelin' for Love
The Brian Browne Trio Toot That Whistle The Toronto Scene
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Bass-ically Yours Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Lenny Breau Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Peter Appleyard Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Rick Wilkins Let Me be the One My Heart Belongs to Me
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
Lenny Breau Killer Joe Minor's Aloud
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Teddy Roderman What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Peter Appleyard Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Doug Randle Maybe Life Will be Worth Living After All Songs for the New Industrial State
Denny Vaughan I Love You Because A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Kathryn Moses Ready or Not ST
The Laurie Bower Singers It Takes Time Take Me Home Country Roads
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - The Duke Jazz Toronto
Jimmy Dale Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Ben McPeek Gymnopedie (Erik's Theme) Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Bill Butler My Heart at thy Sweet Voice Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
Moe Koffman Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Bill Badgley Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Compilation This Could be the Start of Something Big (arranged by Bruce Cassidy) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Jimmy Namaro I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Denny Vaughan Northern Dancer A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Moe Koffman Sahara Tales of Koffman
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ace in the Hole + Horn = Dixie
Bill Butler Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Johnny Cowell Road of Love Our Winter Love
Tommy Ambrose I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Sing Do Something Nice Today!
John Arpin Leola Concert In Ragtime
Herb Marshall Get Out of My Life Woman (Allen Toussaint) Toronto Vocalist
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Coasting (with Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Sir Duke Looks Like We Made It
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - Don't Give Up Motorcars In Concert 1970
Johnny Cowell Walk Hand in Hand Our Winter Love
Johnny Cowell Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Ben McPeek Peace Train Peace Train
The Laurie Bower Singers You're The One That I Want You
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Lenny Breau Long Way To Go Minor's Aloud
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Peter Appleyard Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro Sonny’s Daze Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Paul Zaza Blue Lagoon Images
Paul Zaza Guitarra Espana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Teddy Roderman Oops Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Namaro The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Hold On to a Little Bit of Love Morning Has Broken

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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

FEATURED

Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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)

FEATURED

Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

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

FEATURED

Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

FEATURED

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

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

FEATURED

Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

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