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
Guido Basso	Cry	Love Talk	02:57
Johnny Cowell	Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	02:42
Jerry Toth	Say Goodbye To Your Cash	The Twelve Sides Of	02:47
Compilation	Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:23
Moe Koffman	Hey There	Cool and Hot Sax	03:42
The Laurie Bower Singers	Shadow Song	Wish I Was A Plane	03:14
Kathryn Moses	Ready or Not	ST	03:39
Hagood Hardy	The Looking Glass	As Time Goes By	03:19
Moe Koffman	House of Green Lights	Tales of Koffman	03:00
Paul Zaza	Expresso	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	01:58
Paul Zaza	Lake Louise	Images	03:02
Moe Koffman	Darktown Strutters Ball	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:08
Moe Koffman	The Swingin' Shepherd Blues	Cool and Hot Sax	03:57
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks	Strictly Nimmons	03:38
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Live & Let Die	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:27
Johnny Cowell	Just One More Time	His Girl	02:15
Teddy Roderman	The Happening	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:21
The Laurie Bower Singers	Why Is Forever Taking So Long	When You Say Goodbye	03:02
The Laurie Bower Singers	Simple Song	Back Home Again	02:20
Hagood Hardy	Gary - A Remembrance	As Time Goes By	02:52
Jerry Toth	The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:45
Johnny Cowell	Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	05:30
Johnny Cowell	I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:43
Guido Basso	Jingle Bells	Christmas Today	02:08
The Laurie Bower Singers	Country Fair	Looks Like We Made It	03:54
Lucio Agostini	Captain Bacardi	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:34
Hagood Hardy	Something in Your Smile	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:44
Guido Basso	Give Her My Love	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:27
Phil Nimmons Group	Step in Time	Mary Popppins Swings	03:50
John Arpin	Dance in the Old Fashioned Way	Direct to Disc	02:48
Eugene Amaro	Send In The Clowns	Warm	03:17
Lucio Agostini	Watch What Happens	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:29
Paul Zaza	Fandango	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:23
Jimmy Namaro	Call Me	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:38
Eugene Amaro	To Spend My Love	Twilight Time	02:30
Henry Cuesta	At a Georgia Camp Meeting	Clarinet With Strings	02:15
Hagood Hardy	Love is in the Air	Reflections	03:36
Dr. Music	Pastorale	Doug Riley Transcription	07:38
John Arpin	If You Could Read My Mind	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:55
Hagood Hardy	Misty	Reflections	03:45
Jimmy Dale	Wave	Soft and Groovy	02:43
The Laurie Bower Singers	Angie Baby	Back Home Again	03:32
Lenny Breau	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:25
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Down by the Old Mill Stream	The Old Meets the New	02:55
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek)	Peter & The Wolf	Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music	02:43
Ben McPeek	He's So Fine	Peace Train	02:50
Jackie Richardson	Please	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:15
The Laurie Bower Singers	A Love Song	Laurie Bower	03:13
Guido Basso	A Lazy Afternoon	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	03:46
Robert Tennison Troupe	Cause You Are Here	Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here	02:38
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Nica's Dream (Horace Silver)	ST	03:03
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Do Something Nice Today	Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love	02:32
Lenny Breau	Marlborough Street	Mo' Breau	02:06
Denny Vaughan	Happy Days Are Here Again	Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By	01:54
Yorkville Avenue Band	Takin' Me Through the Night	"Moving Day"	03:31
Jimmy Dale	Norwegian Wood	Soft and Groovy	03:17
Rick Wilkins	The Very Thought of You	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	05:35
Moe Koffman	Battering Ram	Goes Electric	02:34
Lucio Agostini	Heart of Gold (Neil Young)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:47
Paul Zaza	Blue Porcelain	Faces and Places	02:18
Doug Crosley	Away from You (Babs Babineau, vocals)	Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)	02:29
Eugene Amaro	Strangers In The Night	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:42
Hagood Hardy	It's Not Unusual	Stop 33 Sutton Place	02:00
Moe Koffman	Soul Finger	Turned on	02:20
Carol McCartney	Dat Dere	A Night in Tunisia	03:39
Moe Koffman	Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	06:30
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Moe Koffman	In the Mood	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:09
Guido Basso	Never Let Me Go	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	07:00
Moe Koffman	Up, Up and Away	Turned on	02:28
Paul Zaza	Marina Del Rey	Coasting (with Isaacs)	02:30
Jackie Richardson	Stay With Me	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	04:07
Ben McPeek	Only God Knows	Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease	02:39
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	The Garden Path	Montage	03:19
Moe Koffman	Harvest Festival (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	05:40
Johnny Cowell	Freeze!	Our Winter Love	02:07
Boogus	Roller Queen	CBC Comp 403 comp	03:11
Ivy Steel	Now or Never	Reincarnation	02:35
Ed Bickert	I'll Follow the Sun	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:07
Terry Watada	The Hawk (Reprise)	Night's Disgrace	02:08
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Voices of Spring	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	02:09
Paul Zaza	Song of the Stars	Images	02:47
Jimmy Dale	Alone Again, Naturally	Toronto Instrumental	02:55
Moe Koffman	Lord Have Mercy	Goes Electric	02:24
John Arpin	Love and Maple Syrup	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:37
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Come Saturday Morning	Montage	02:57
Compilation	Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	04:29
The Laurie Bower Singers	September Morn	When You Say Goodbye	03:39
Paul Zaza	Canon in D	Images	02:25
Johnny Cowell	Road of Love	Our Winter Love	02:22
Guido Basso	Give Her My Love	It's Happening	02:25
Lucio Agostini	Tororito (Lucio Aostini)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:11
Hagood Hardy	Watching Through the Night	Maybe Tomorrow	03:40
Paul Zaza	Canadian Express	Faces and Places	02:08
Doug Randle	Out of this World (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:00
Ron Collier Tentet	Hockey Theme	ST	02:18
Peter Appleyard	Conversation	The Vibraphone Of	02:31
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Once I Loved (Gilbert/Jobim/DeMoraes)	ST	02:52
The Laurie Bower Singers	Didn't We	The Rose And The Rain	03:23
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	A Summer Place	And I Love Her	02:36

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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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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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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