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
Jimmy Namaro	The Moon is Low	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:14
Eugene Amaro	More Than You Know	Twilight Time	02:02
Kathryn Moses	Ready or Not	ST	03:39
The Laurie Bower Singers	Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	02:49
Peter Appleyard	Pavanne pour une infante défunte	Peter Appleyard Presents	04:29
Boogus	Gemini Rag	CBC Comp 403 comp	02:37
John Arpin	Beautiful	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	03:16
Henry Cuesta	Rose Garden	Plays Favourites	02:12
Hagood Hardy	The Children's Song	As Time Goes By	02:21
Johnny Cowell	Goodbye My Love	The Tender Loving Care	02:04
Peter Appleyard	Lazy Silhouettes	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:54
Guido Basso	Portrait of Guido (Phil Dwyer)	Lost in the Stars	05:48
Ron Collier Tentet	Come Sunday	ST	03:02
Jimmy Dale	Bye Bye	Soft and Groovy	02:42
The Laurie Bower Singers	A Love Song	Laurie Bower	03:13
Phil Nimmons Group	In a Mellotone	Take 10	06:49
Henry Cuesta	Am I in Love?	Clarinet With Strings	02:22
Paul Zaza	Marina Del Ray	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:30
Henry Cuesta	Me And You And A Dog Named Boo	Plays Favourites	01:48
Peter Appleyard	Moonlight Feels Right	ST	02:55
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction)	Do Something Nice Today!	04:23
Paul Zaza	Granada Fantasia	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	05:34
Moe Koffman	Cantelope Island	Moe's Curried Soul	06:56
The Laurie Bower Singers	Love to the People	Looks Like We Made It	02:58
Rick Wilkins	Somewhere Along the Way	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:57
Compilation	Manteca - Salsa Nova	Jazz Toronto	05:40
Peter Appleyard	Harlem Nocturne	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:31
Jackie Richardson	Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	03:26
Compilation	Billy Van - Single Moments	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	03:28
The Laurie Bower Singers	Peaceful	Wish I Was A Plane	02:38
The Laurie Bower Singers	Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard	Morning Has Broken	02:36
The Laurie Bower Singers	September Morn	When You Say Goodbye	03:39
Teddy Roderman	Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	01:31
Ben McPeek	When I'm 64	Thinking of You	02:45
The Laurie Bower Singers	Don't Go Breaking My Heart	Feelin'	02:27
Swing Sisters	Royal Garden Blues	Davenport Blues	02:52
Compilation	Norma Locke - I Need You So	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	03:07
Guido Basso	What a Friend	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:31
Carol McCartney	Jersey Bounce	A Night in Tunisia	04:40
Ben McPeek	Shopping Spree	His Voices and His Orchestra	03:06
Lenny Breau	A Taste of Honey	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	04:30
Guido Basso	Gentle Rain	One More for the Road	04:58
Hagood Hardy	Love of Life	Tell Me My Name	02:26
The Laurie Bower Singers	El Condor Pasa	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:40
Compilation	Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	04:29
Moe Koffman	Tangerine (Bossa Nova)	Tales of Koffman	03:19
Jimmy Namaro	Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha	Driftwood	02:54
John Arpin	Your Love's Return	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:58
Moe Koffman	Flute Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:10
Peter Appleyard	'S Wonderful	The Vibe Sound Of	02:18
Jimmy Namaro	East of the Sun	Driftwood	03:51
Peter Appleyard	The Man With The Golden Arm	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:39
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Vinaroz	Halifax Instrumental	02:58
Peter Appleyard	Just In Time	The Vibe Sound Of	02:40
Hagood Hardy	The Homecoming	The Homecoming	02:34
Guido Basso	You Are My Sunshine	It's Happening	01:53
Doug Randle	Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:11
Guido Basso	Love Talk	Love Talk	03:09
Jimmy Namaro	Climax	We Gotta Get It All Together	03:24
Johnny Cowell	Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:30
John Arpin	The Chevy Chase (1914)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:10
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Georgy Girl	The Now Sound	02:24
The Laurie Bower Singers	Tell No Lies	You	03:31
Johnny Cowell	Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:23
Jimmy Namaro	Too Marvellous For Words	At the Westbury	02:05
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil)	Now!	05:38
Peter Appleyard	Swinging Shepherd Blues	Peter Appleyard Presents	03:35
Lenny Breau	Please Release Me (Horton & Peck)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:30
Johnny Cowell	I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:43
Hagood Hardy	It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else	Tell Me My Name	03:10
Ben McPeek	Something Better to Do	Thinking of You	03:18
Jackie Richardson	Green Lies and Man	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:37
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	South of Pago Pago	ST	03:13
Bill Badgley	All	At the Ports of Call	01:58
Moe Koffman	Anteater's Dance	Moe's Curried Soul	03:00
Teddy Roderman	Yellow Days	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:46
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	You (Doug Riley)	ST	02:17
Doug Randle	Isn't it a Pity	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:18
The Laurie Bower Singers	You're Driving Me Crazy	Feelin'	02:57
Guido Basso	Two Bass Hit	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	08:02
Wally Koster	April in Paris	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:02
The Laurie Bower Singers	Silver Bird	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:00
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Sku-Ba-Doo	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	07:19
Jackie Richardson	If I Could Only Sleep	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	05:49
Compilation	Eve Smith - I Care	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	03:13
Paul Zaza	Beautiful People	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:30
Denny Vaughan	Mary in the Morning	Girls I Knew	02:55
Ben McPeek	Alouette	The Original Sounds of	02:20
Guido Basso	Goofus	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:32
Guido Basso	Two Bourees	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	06:07
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Winchester Cathedral	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:22
Eugene Amaro	Afterglow	Warm	03:38
Ben McPeek	A Taste of Honey	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:42
The Laurie Bower Singers	Too Much Is On The Line	When You Say Goodbye	03:49
Doug Randle	Colored Plastics	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:43
Guido Basso	White Christmas	Christmas Today	02:33
Bill Badgley	Tiny Bubbles	At the Ports of Call	02:04
Doug Randle	A Sleepin' Bee (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:09
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	A Brand New Scene	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	02:53
Compilation	Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together	1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind	02:02

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Tony Quarrington - One Bright Morning

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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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