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
Peter Appleyard Soulful Strut The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Peter Appleyard Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
The Brian Browne Trio Waltzing Matilda The Toronto Scene
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening (re-issue)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Moonlight Serenade It’s a Sign of the Times
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Ron Collier Tentet Fair Wind ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians What Now My Love It’s a Sign of the Times
Guido Basso Blue Monk One More for the Road
Rick Wilkins Why Think About Tomorrow From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Lenny Breau King of the Road Guitar Sounds From
Moe Koffman The Storm (Presto) The Four Seasons
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Ivy Steel Willow Weep for Me Reincarnation
Pete Schofield and the Canadians And I Love Her The Old Meets the New
Rick Wilkins Someone I Used to Love Discovery
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Ed's Comp Strictly Nimmons
Paul Zaza Guitarra Gitana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Live & Let Die Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Guido Basso Goofus It's Happening
Rick Wilkins Tetra Tetra From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Kathryn Moses Midmorning ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Back Home Again Back Home Again
Peter Appleyard Lazy Silhouettes The Lincolnshire Poacher
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Candida It's Impossible
Kathryn Moses Oleo ST
Jimmy Dale Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard Mambo #V Peter Appleyard Presents
Johnny Cowell Our Winter Love Our Winter Love
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
Eugene Amaro All In Love Is Fair Twilight Time
Lenny Breau Bluesette The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Johnny Cowell Winds of Chance Our Winter Love
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Peter Appleyard There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Lucio Agostini Caramba (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Compilation Roy Patterson - Inland Passages Suite: Part II: The Road Song Jazz Toronto
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Peter Appleyard Night Journey Peter Appleyard Presents
Guido Basso Ill Wind One More for the Road
Johnny Cowell Marcella It's Gotta Be Love
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Garden Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Eugene Amaro Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Ben McPeek Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Guido Basso I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Jerry Toth Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
Jerry Toth A Rock Madrigal For Mehitabel The Twelve Sides Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Bass-ically Yours Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Ron Collier Tentet Charade ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Thorn In My Shoe Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Teddy Roderman Goodbye Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Lucio Agostini Pastorale Once Upon a Hundred Years
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
The Laurie Bower Singers I've Found a New Baby Feelin'
Ben McPeek Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Hagood Hardy & the Montage If I Could ST
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz His Girl
John Arpin Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
The Laurie Bower Singers A Love Song Laurie Bower
Compilation Laurie Bower Singers - Sometime Girl 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Teddy Roderman Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan) Stay Awhile
The Laurie Bower Singers Do You Know Got a Feelin' for Love
The Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Peter Appleyard Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Lenny Breau Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Denny Vaughan The Girl Next Door Girls I Knew
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
The Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six The Getaway Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy The Looking Glass As Time Goes By
Teddy Roderman Beautiful Second Hand Man Makin' It With You
Rick Wilkins How Deep Is Your Love For the Sake of Music
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Blame Me Laurie Bower
John Arpin Daniel Direct to Disc
Joyce Sullivan As Long as He Needs Me The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Swing Sisters Girl Talk Davenport Blues
John Arpin Softly Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Lucio Agostini Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Jackie Richardson Please Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ben McPeek Soon It's Gonna Rain The Original Sounds of
Hagood Hardy Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Paul Zaza Sevillianas Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' South Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Rick Wilkins We Will Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Henry Cuesta Remember When (We Made These Memories) Clarinet With Strings
Hagood Hardy Misty Reflections
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Ron Collier Tentet Hockey Theme ST

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

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