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
Ed Bickert	Soft Winds	Out of the Past	08:01
Lucio Agostini	Help Yourself	Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass	02:22
Jackie Richardson	If I Could	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	03:28
Ed Bickert	'Tis Autumn	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:44
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine - Ed's Comp	Strictly Nimmons	06:15
Paul Hoffert	Growing Up	The Jazz Roots of	05:13
Bill Butler	I'm Always Chasing Rainbows	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:54
Moe Koffman	Inverno Furioso (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	02:44
Robert Tennison Troupe	Cause You Are Here	Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here	02:38
Ben McPeek	He's So Fine	Peace Train	02:50
Phil Nimmons Group	My Old Flame	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:39
Guido Basso	Fascinating Rhythm	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	03:43
Paul Zaza	Fiesta Flamenco	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:23
Jimmy Namaro	Despertar	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:10
Hagood Hardy	You and Me Against the World	The Homecoming	03:31
Bill Butler	June in January	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:25
Lenny Breau	Tuning Time	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	01:49
Compilation	Ted Komar - Kalinka	CBC Comp 409	01:58
Guido Basso	A Lazy Afternoon	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	03:46
Paul Zaza	High Spirits	Faces and Places	02:30
Moe Koffman	Soul Finger	Turned on	02:20
Ed Bickert	When Sonny Gets Blue	ST	05:57
The Laurie Bower Singers	Don't Cry Out Loud	It Goes Like It Goes	03:14
The Laurie Bower Singers	Just a Little Song	Back Home Again	02:29
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out	+ Horn = Dixie	03:17
Lenny Breau	Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	02:17
Johnny Burt Society	The Candy Man	….Come Summer	03:04
Compilation	Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:17
Peter Appleyard	Fascinating Rhythm	The Vibe Sound Of	02:45
Jerry Toth	It's a Great Life	The Music Of	02:09
Guido Basso	Canada	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:47
Eugene Amaro	Blame It On My Youth	Warm	03:04
Jimmy Dale	If	Toronto Instrumental	02:18
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	The Pink Panther	The Old Meets the New	03:24
Teddy Roderman	Dance Of A Hip Gypsy	Makin' It With You	02:31
Colina Phillips	Universal Prisoner	Toronto Vocalist	02:33
Terry Watada	Only for You	Night's Disgrace	03:45
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Perfect Day	Sailin' Home	02:25
Ed Bickert	Where Are You	ST	04:40
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Not Soon Enough	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	05:32
The Laurie Bower Singers	Do You Think I'd Call It Love	When You Say Goodbye	03:00
Swing Sisters	I Believe In Miracles	Davenport Blues	02:29
Ivy Steel	Boudoirs	Reincarnation	02:50
Hagood Hardy	Joy, Joy	The Christmas Album	01:24
Doug Randle	You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)	Songs for the New Industrial State	02:48
Russ Little	Six Inch Spike	Footwork	06:05
Paul Zaza	Foxy Lady	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:54
Jimmy Namaro	Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha	Driftwood	02:54
John Arpin	You are the Sunshine of My Life	Direct to Disc	02:58
Ben McPeek	Downtown	His Voices and His Orchestra	03:00
Johnny Burt Society	Cherish	….Come Summer	03:13
Rick Wilkins	Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars)	For the Sake of Music	03:59
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	02:47
Doug Randle	The Doug Randle Orchestra - Dear Heart	Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)	03:03
Jimmy Dale	Here, There, And Everywhere	Soft and Groovy	02:49
Ed Bickert	It Might As Well Be Spring	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:30
Lenny Breau	I Love You Because (Leon Payne)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:17
Moe Koffman	Sleep (Adagio)	The Four Seasons	02:00
Jimmy Namaro	Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	02:33
Moe Koffman	Icicle Bells (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	05:31
Ron Collier Tentet	Charade	ST	02:33
Paul Zaza	Peace River	Images	02:46
Guido Basso	Give Her My Love	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:27
The Laurie Bower Singers	It Goes Like It Goes	It Goes Like It Goes	03:40
The Laurie Bower Singers	Glitter Queen	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:55
Moe Koffman	Bei Mir Bist Du Schön	Cool and Hot Sax	03:12
Russ Little	Undecided	Snapshot	06:54
Guido Basso	Take the 'A' Train	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:38
Guido Basso	Goofus	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:32
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	It Might As Well Be Spring	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:15
Jerry Toth	The Fool On the Hill	The Music Of	02:42
Russ Little	You've Got a Friend	Ain't No Mountain High Enough	02:56
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Loves Theme	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:45
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Bass-ically Yours	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	05:19
Kathryn Moses	Prince Charming's Brother	ST	04:01
Paul Zaza	Warm Breezes	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:08
Ivy Steel	Prelude to a Kiss	Reincarnation	04:55
Paul Zaza	Mellow Moments	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:11
Teddy Roderman	Beautiful Second Hand Man	Makin' It With You	02:34
Hagood Hardy	Jennifer's Song	The Homecoming	02:45
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Candida	It's Impossible	03:08
Lucio Agostini	Canadians on the Go-Go	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:49
Colina Phillips	River Jordan	Toronto Vocalist	03:05
Guido Basso	Ten Little Indians	It's Happening (re-issue)	02:07
Doug Randle	Colored Plastics	Songs for the New Industrial State	03:43
Moe Koffman	Snowflakes (Largo)	The Four Seasons	02:02
Tommy Ambrose	Let Loose	Young Tommy Ambrose	01:56
Jerry Toth	The Importance of the Rose	The Music Of	02:09
Tony Quarrington	'Round Midnight	One Bright Morning	08:34
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Come Saturday Morning (Previn/Karlin)	ST	02:18
The Laurie Bower Singers	Happy Dreamer	Wish I Was A Plane	03:36
Teddy Roderman	Oops	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:42
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Knock Three Times	Do Something Nice Today!	02:32
Eugene Amaro	In My Life (You Belong)	Twilight Time	02:50
Johnny Burt Society	Is This the Way to Amarillo	….Come Summer	02:26
Norman Amadio Trio	Hallelujah	ST	02:03
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Let's Call the Whole Thing Off	And I Love Her	02:14
The Mutual Understanding	Wonderland	In Wonderland	02:54
Tommy Ambrose	While We're Young	Young Tommy Ambrose	01:53
Johnny Cowell	Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	04:48

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Johnny Burt Society - In the Arms of Home b/w Until You Came Along

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Johnny Burt Society - ….Come Summer

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Trombone - Teddy Roderman

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - ST

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - Halifax Instrumental

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Jim O'Driscoll - Chega Saudade No More Blues b/w If You Could Read My Mind

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Jim O'Driscoll - I Don't Know How to Love Him b/w What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

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Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

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Russ Little - Deeper and Deeper

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Russ Little - Footwork

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Russ Little - Slow Burn

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Russ Little - On the Shoulders of Giants

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Russ Little - Snapshot

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - Montage

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

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Ed Bickert - Out of the Past

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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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