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
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Rick Wilkins With a Little Luck Discovery
Phil Nimmons Group My Old Flame Nimmons 'N' Nine
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty If You Could Read My Mind Do Something Nice Today!
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 4th movement Transformations - Invocations
Jimmy Namaro On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Peter Appleyard Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Denny Vaughan The Goldiger's Song (With Plenty of Money and You) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Henry Cuesta Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Jackie Richardson Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
The Laurie Bower Singers Fool That I Am It Goes Like It Goes
Johnny Cowell (These Are) The Young Years Our Winter Love
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Don Thompson 'D.T.' One Cylinder Bluesprint
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 2 Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Denny Vaughan The French Song A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Doug Wilson Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Ivy Steel Easy Living Reincarnation
John Arpin Wild Cherries Rag (1908) Other Side Of Ragtime
The Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Lucio Agostini Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Russ Little Friday Night at the Cadillac Club On the Shoulders of Giants
Johnny Cowell Sweet and Sour Chop Chop Hot Brass
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wichita Lineman The Now Sound
Guido Basso Portrait of Guido (Phil Dwyer) Lost in the Stars
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Pat Riccio Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Cried for You Bluesprint
Kathryn Moses Prince Charming's Brother ST
The Laurie Bower Singers How The Singers Sing Morning Has Broken
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Joyce Sullivan I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Ron Collier Tentet Relaxin' ST
Doug Riley Freedom Freedom
Lenny Breau Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Guitar Sounds From
Ed Bickert Where Are You ST
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue Toronto Instrumental
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Tommy Ambrose I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Moe Koffman Cloud Nine The Shepherd Swings Again
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Cool and Hot Sax
Doug Crosley For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Road of Love Our Winter Love
Denny Vaughan Dolores Girls I Knew
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
The Laurie Bower Singers Take Me Home Country Roads Take Me Home Country Roads
Jimmy Namaro Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Guido Basso Ramblin' It's Happening
Compilation Jerry Toth - But for Love Motorcars In Concert 1970
Hagood Hardy (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Doug Randle Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Yorkville Avenue Band Tonight "Moving Day"
Hagood Hardy Nightwalker Tell Me My Name
Guido Basso Estate A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Rick Wilkins A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Johnny Cowell His Girl His Girl
Jerry Toth "Odd Couple" Theme The Music Of
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Paul Zaza Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
Lucio Agostini Skiing in Québec Once Upon a Hundred Years
Ron Collier Tentet I Feel Pretty ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Knights of the Round Flugel Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams) Bye Bye Love
Compilation Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues Jazz Toronto
Russ Little Here's That Rainy Day Slow Burn
Paul Zaza Canon in D Images
Jimmy Namaro Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Pete Schofield and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Love Talk
Ben McPeek Only God Knows Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Midnight Cowboy (John Barry) Now!
Jerry Toth I've Got My Eyes On You The Music Of
Hagood Hardy & the Montage The Garden Path The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life
Pete Schofield and the Canadians If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Do Something Nice Today!
Moe Koffman Le Reveil (Largo) The Four Seasons
The Brian Browne Trio Killing Me Softly Toronto Instrumental
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Russ Little Where Can I Go Without You? Snapshot
Colina Phillips Trying Times Toronto Vocalist
Doug Randle You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Kicks (Closing Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy The Toronto Sessions
Doug Randle Batteries Not Included Songs for the New Industrial State
Carol McCartney Jersey Bounce A Night in Tunisia
Doug Randle Vive La Company Songs for the New Industrial State
Eugene Amaro My Love Twilight Time
Ben McPeek Get Out of Town His Voices and His Orchestra
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Monkey Music Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Lucio Agostini Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Johnny Cowell Blood of the Brave Bull The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems

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

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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

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

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

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