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	Length
Rick Wilkins	Together	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:59
Jimmy Dale	Night Song	Soft and Groovy	03:40
Lenny Breau	Indian Reflections For Ravi	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	03:16
Joyce Sullivan	Grandfather's Clock	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	02:33
Wally Koster	Time Was	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:19
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Love Talk	03:00
The Laurie Bower Singers	Wish I Was A Plane	Wish I Was A Plane	02:50
Rick Wilkins	Junk	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:58
Doug Randle	Nicolston Dam	Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	03:10
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rhumba Girl	It Goes Like It Goes	03:30
Paul Zaza	The Magic Island	Images	02:51
Jerry Toth	Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:19
The Mutual Understanding	Show Me Your Laughter	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	02:41
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Sing	Do Something Nice Today!	02:39
Tommy Ambrose	I Don't Hurt Anymore	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:31
The Laurie Bower Singers	Just To Be Alone With You	You	02:39
Bill Badgley	Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:27
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	King of the Road	The Old Meets the New	03:32
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	South	+ Horn = Dixie	02:44
Rick Wilkins	Emotion	For the Sake of Music	03:28
Moe Koffman	Paniano	Goes Electric	02:50
Swing Sisters	Davenport Blues	Davenport Blues	03:20
The Mutual Understanding	You Fascinate Me	In Wonderland	03:12
Eugene Amaro	Blame It On My Youth	Warm	03:04
Doug Randle	Warm in the Sunshine	Songs for the New Industrial State	02:48
Lenny Breau	I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You (Hank Williams)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	03:37
Paul Hoffert	Phoenix	The Jazz Roots of	04:40
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Georgy Girl	The Now Sound	02:24
Sanderlings	Dreams & Wishes (Bob Ruzicka)	With The Jim Pirie Orchestra	03:01
John Arpin	Great Scott Rag	Concert In Ragtime	02:25
Eugene Amaro	Wheels Of Life	Warm	03:08
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
The Laurie Bower Singers	Rain Brings People Together	Wish I Was A Plane	03:12
Hagood Hardy	Nightwalker	Tell Me My Name	03:31
Rick Wilkins	Sometimes When We Touch	For the Sake of Music	03:10
Moe Koffman	James Brown's Bag	Turned on	02:48
Denny Vaughan	Traces	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:59
Denny Vaughan	Windy	Girls I Knew	02:31
2B3	Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief	The Toronto Sessions	01:32
Rick Wilkins	Even Now	For the Sake of Music	02:33
Fred Stone	For Igor	The Music of Fred Stone	07:46
Compilation	Laurie Bower Singers - Sometime Girl	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:00
Lucio Agostini	Cocktails In New York	Once Upon a Hundred Years	01:09
Peter Appleyard	You've Got Your Troubles	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:48
Henry Cuesta	Way Down Deep	Plays Favourites	02:06
Jerry Toth	Peaceful	The Twelve Sides Of	02:55
Paul Zaza	Sailing By	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:34
Jimmy Namaro	Sonny’s Daze	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	03:33
Guido Basso	For Awhile	Put Your Hand in the Hand	02:53
Moe Koffman	Funky Monkey	Turned on	02:50
Guido Basso	You are My Sunshine	It's Happening (re-issue)	01:53
Hagood Hardy	Silent Night, Holy Night	The Christmas Album	02:48
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Watermelon Man	The Now Sound	03:03
Guido Basso	Ill Wind	One More for the Road	05:15
The Laurie Bower Singers	I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today	Take Me Home Country Roads	03:29
Ivy Steel	Don’t Explain	Reincarnation	04:26
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil)	Now!	05:38
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Fidgety Feet	Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read	01:59
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Aurora Borealis	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	10:16
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	I Lived in a Dream	Halifax Instrumental	03:01
Tommy Ambrose	You're Driving Me Crazy	Young Tommy Ambrose	01:54
Hagood Hardy	Quorum	The Homecoming	04:14
Terry Watada	Only for You	Night's Disgrace	03:45
Hagood Hardy	Never-Never Land	Stop 33 Sutton Place	03:00
Pat Riccio	Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals	From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)	03:10
Moe Koffman	Dr. Swahili	Goes Electric	02:42
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Come Saturday Morning (Previn/Karlin)	ST	02:18
Eugene Amaro	To Spend My Love	Twilight Time	02:30
Phil Nimmons Group	The Perfect Nanny	Mary Popppins Swings	04:06
Paul Zaza	Spring Song	Faces and Places	02:13
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley)	ST	02:17
Guido Basso	Christina	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:44
Johnny Cowell	Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:52
Yorkville Avenue Band	Tonight	"Moving Day"	03:07
Swing Sisters	Royal Garden Blues	Davenport Blues	02:52
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Down by the Old Mill Stream	The Old Meets the New	02:55
The Laurie Bower Singers	September Morn	When You Say Goodbye	03:39
Peter Appleyard	Satin Doll	Toronto Instrumental	02:39
Rick Wilkins	Without Your Love	Discovery	03:18
Wally Koster	L-O-V-E	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:37
Guido Basso	Christmas Waltz	Christmas Today	02:10
2B3	Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl	The Toronto Sessions	05:09
Tommy Ambrose	Margie	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:04
Jerry Toth	Little Boy Blue	The Twelve Sides Of	02:33
Moe Koffman	Monks Monastery	Tales of Koffman	02:55
The Laurie Bower Singers	Nine to Five	It Goes Like It Goes	02:34
Wally Koster	Wagon Wheels	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:40
Rick Wilkins	Déjà vu	Discovery	03:55
Bill Butler	I'll Remember April	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	03:08
Jimmy Namaro	With Mallets Towards Some	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:56
Henry Cuesta	Am I in Love?	Clarinet With Strings	02:22
The Laurie Bower Singers	The Importance of the Rose	Feelin'	02:07
Eugene Amaro	I Didn't Know What Time It Was	Warm	02:38
The Laurie Bower Singers	When You Find a Sad Song	Back Home Again	03:00
Johnny Cowell	Genevieve	The Tender Loving Care	02:11
Denny Vaughan	My Cherie Amour	Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra	02:36
Lucio Agostini	Linstead Market	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:01
Phil Nimmons Group	Swing Softly	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:03
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Killing Me Softly (With His Song)	Do Something Nice Today!	03:10
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington	Song And Dance	Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada	09:28

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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)

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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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

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