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
Jimmy Namaro Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Vinaroz Halifax Instrumental
Denny Vaughan Lucky Day (This Is My Lucky Day) Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Rick Wilkins Discovery Discovery
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Moe Koffman Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Lenny Breau Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Doug Randle Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Johnny Cowell Presto From Vivaldi's Concerto In A Major (Maurice Andre) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Henry Cuesta Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Guido Basso East of the Sun One More for the Road
Paul Zaza Granada Fantasia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Bill Butler Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Come Saturday Morning (Previn/Karlin) ST
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Paul Zaza The Magic Island Images
Guido Basso You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Moe Koffman Georgia on My Mind Tales of Koffman
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Ben McPeek Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Moe Koffman Sunshine Superman Moe's Curried Soul
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Lenny Breau Don't Think Twice, It's All Right Guitar Sounds From
Guido Basso Portrait of Guido (Phil Dwyer) Lost in the Stars
Guido Basso Winter Wonderland Christmas Today
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Georgy Girl The Now Sound
Colina Phillips Trying Times Toronto Vocalist
John Arpin Cabaret Direct to Disc
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Linstead Market Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Bill Badgley Georgy Girl Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Phil Nimmons Group Band Call Take 10
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Lucio Agostini Brazil Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
The Laurie Bower Singers You Are What I Am Wish I Was A Plane
John Arpin Leola Concert In Ragtime
Jimmy Namaro This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Guido Basso You're Nearer One More for the Road
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Ed Bickert When Sonny Gets Blue ST
Johnny Cowell Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Guido Basso Windmills of Your Mind And All That Latin Jazz!
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy The Toronto Sessions
Johnny Cowell Oops His Girl
Ed Bickert Nobody Else But Me Bye Bye Baby
The Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Chariots of Fire - Race to the End Laurie Bower
Moe Koffman Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Moe Koffman Train Whistle Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Moe Koffman Song for My Father Turned on
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Paul Zaza Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Paul Zaza Canon in D Images
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard) It's Impossible
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Struttin' Your Stuff Sailin' Home
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Sanford & Son Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Ben McPeek Baked Apple Rag Thinking of You
Moe Koffman In the Mood Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
The Laurie Bower Singers Bye Bye Love Laurie Bower
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Exactly Like Jerry Smith Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Peter Appleyard Liza The Vibe Sound Of
Joyce Sullivan Say it Isn't So The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Bill Butler My Heart at thy Sweet Voice Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Compilation Ben McPeek - Kapuskasing Kaper Motorcars In Concert 1970
Bill Butler I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Hagood Hardy Christmas Song The Christmas Album
Johnny Cowell Playful Trumpets His Girl
Guido Basso Too Late Now Love Talk
Moe Koffman Sure It Is The Shepherd Swings Again
Bill Butler The Girl that I Marry (mono version) The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Bill Butler I'll Remember April The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Guido Basso God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Christmas Today
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Guido Basso A Lazy Afternoon A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Hagood Hardy Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Moe Koffman The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Herb Marshall Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Ben McPeek Superstar Peace Train
Moe Koffman Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Rick Wilkins With a Little Luck Discovery
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
John Arpin The Way We Were Direct to Disc
Jimmy Namaro So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Jimmy Namaro Love With Mallets A 4 Thought
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone Take Me Home Country Roads

FEATURED

Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ed Bickert - ST

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

FEATURED

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

The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Compilation

My Heart Belongs to Me

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"

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