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
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Lucio Agostini A Banda Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Claman Richard Morris & Jerry Toth St. Lawrence Centre Song St. Lawrence Centre Song
Teddy Roderman Dance Of A Hip Gypsy Makin' It With You
John Arpin Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
John Arpin I Can't Depend On Love Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Hagood Hardy Winter Time The Christmas Album
Bill Butler I Love You The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Moe Koffman Paniano Goes Electric
Eugene Amaro More Than You Know Twilight Time
The Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
The Laurie Bower Singers Oh My Lady Wish I Was A Plane
Ed Bickert Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Lucio Agostini Black Rose (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 1st movement Transformations - Invocations
John Arpin Wild Cherries Rag (1908) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Daybreak Looks Like We Made It
Terry Watada Crazy Love Night's Disgrace
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Far Away Places Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Peter Appleyard Theme from Black Orpheus The Vibraphone Of
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Time After Time The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vinaroz Halifax Instrumental
Guido Basso Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Moe Koffman Forest Flower Goes Electric
Jerry Toth Peaceful The Twelve Sides Of
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Where Are You Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Peter Appleyard Midnight Sun The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Namaro We Three featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Vibe Sound Of
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
Jimmy Dale Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Guido Basso My Ideal One More for the Road
Compilation Dear World (arranged by Tony Gee) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Guido Basso Let It Snow Christmas Today
Guido Basso I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lip Flap (For Fred) Now!
Lucio Agostini Night In Spain Action With Agostini
Jimmy Namaro Morrocco At the Westbury
Compilation Roy Patterson - Inland Passages Suite: Part II: The Road Song Jazz Toronto
Ron Collier Tentet Charade ST
Colina Phillips Trying Times Toronto Vocalist
The Laurie Bower Singers It Takes Time Take Me Home Country Roads
Eugene Amaro Send In The Clowns Warm
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Laurie Bower Singers You're Driving Me Crazy Feelin'
Jimmy Dale Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
Phil Nimmons Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Jerry Toth Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
Jimmy Namaro Balikpapan Driftwood
The Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Don Gillis Baby It's Alright Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Pete Schofield and the Canadians King of the Road The Old Meets the New
Ben McPeek Undun Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Lenny Breau I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
The Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Paul Zaza Guitarra Espana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Paul Zaza Sailing By Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
2B3 Denis Keldie, Michael Fonfara - Gimme Some Lovin' The Toronto Sessions
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy The Toronto Sessions
Ben McPeek Kapuskasing Kaper The Original Sounds of
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Jimmy Namaro St. Louis Blues Pachanga Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
Peter Appleyard Who Needs It ST
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yesterday It’s a Sign of the Times
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Moe Koffman Anteater's Dance Moe's Curried Soul
Rick Wilkins Déjà vu Discovery
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Teddy Roderman Make It With You Makin' It With You
Doug Crosley Why Does He Stay in My Mind (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Bill Badgley June Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Paul Zaza Blue Lagoon Images
Tommy Ambrose This Song Is Ended Young Tommy Ambrose
Wally Koster L-O-V-E The Songs of Wally Koster
Bill Badgley All Blue-Ribbon Badgley
The Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Lenny Breau Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
Ben McPeek Leave Tenderly Thinking of You
Peter Appleyard Lazy Silhouettes The Lincolnshire Poacher
Denny Vaughan A Very Precious Love Girls I Knew
Johnny Cowell You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Tender Loving Care
The Laurie Bower Singers Guitar Man Wish I Was A Plane
Moe Koffman Inverno Furioso (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra A Summer Place And I Love Her
Eugene Amaro Wheels Of Life Warm
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Robert Tennison Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Ron Collier Tentet I Feel Pretty ST
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 1 Adagio The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Namaro Nothing in This World (Compares With You) With Mallets A 4 Thought
Lucio Agostini Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini

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

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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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

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

ST

The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

Doug Riley Transcription

Doug Riley

Freedom

Doug Riley Transcription BACK

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

Girls I Knew

Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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