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
Doug Wilson Quartet Canadian Theme Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Hagood Hardy A Time for Us As Time Goes By
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Paul Zaza Fiesta Romantica Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Brian Browne Trio Home Again The Toronto Scene
Hagood Hardy Beauty Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jerry Toth Here's That Rainy Day The Music Of
Hagood Hardy I'll Remember You Stop 33 Sutton Place
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Storyville Blues + Horn = Dixie
Moe Koffman Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
Teddy Roderman Goodbye Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
The Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Pink Panther The Old Meets the New
Pat Riccio Then I'll Be Tired of You (Schwarz-Harburg) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Jimmy Dale Wave Soft and Groovy
Don Thompson 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Jimmy Namaro Cool Fool With Mallets A 4 Thought
Ed Bickert They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Jimmy Namaro Changing Keys At the Westbury
The Laurie Bower Singers How The Singers Sing Morning Has Broken
Moe Koffman Nature's Banquet (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Eugene Amaro On Days Like These The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Moe Koffman Le Reveil (Largo) The Four Seasons
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Colina Phillips Universal Prisoner Toronto Vocalist
Bill Butler The Girl that I Marry (mono version) The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Now My Love It’s a Sign of the Times
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll The Vibe Sound Of
Bill Butler I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sanford & Son Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Paul Zaza Maid of the Mist Images
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Moe Koffman Backbone Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Lenny Breau Indian Reflections For Ravi The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet Montage
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - This Can't Be Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
The Laurie Bower Singers Shadow Song Wish I Was A Plane
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush The Toronto Sessions
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Jerry Toth Here There & Everywhere .. Albert Pratz violin solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Ben McPeek Downtown His Voices and His Orchestra
Jerry Toth Piano Concerto #2 .. Rudy Toth piano solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Moe Koffman General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax
Hagood Hardy Wintertime The Homecoming
Jimmy Namaro Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Ben McPeek Admiral Halsey Peace Train
Peter Appleyard Ben The Lincolnshire Poacher
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Hoghead Shout + Horn = Dixie
Ben McPeek Imagine Peace Train
Johnny Cowell Still Feeling Blue It's Gotta Be Love
Hagood Hardy Winter Wonderland The Christmas Album
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Jimmy Dale You’d Better Love Me Soft and Groovy
Jackie Richardson My Baby Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Bill Badgley Lady Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Denny Vaughan Ramona Girls I Knew
Jimmy Dale Guanabara Soft and Groovy
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
Eugene Amaro Send In The Clowns Warm
Rick Wilkins The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
Jimmy Namaro East of the Sun Driftwood
Peter Appleyard You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Teddy Roderman Beautiful Second Hand Man Makin' It With You
Paul Zaza Superstar Faces and Places
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
John Arpin Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Too Late Now Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Jerry Toth Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Jimmy Namaro We Three featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Jerry Toth Picasso Summer The Twelve Sides Of
Moe Koffman Paniano Goes Electric
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Adios Muchachos Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Hagood Hardy Just the Way You Are Reflections
Ben McPeek One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Lucio Agostini Caramba (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Jimmy Namaro Man of La Mancha Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Jimmy Namaro Carnival Brasiliero Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Paul Zaza For Julia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lucio Agostini Pan Am Young and Old Once Upon a Hundred Years
Robert Tennison Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Doug Crosley Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Norman Amadio Trio Enchantment ST
Johnny Cowell Winds of Chance Our Winter Love

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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

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

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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

Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

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