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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Zaza, Paul	Maid of the Mist	Images	02:58
Mutual Understanding	Out of This World	In Wonderland	02:33
Appleyard, Peter	You've Got Your Troubles	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:48
Wilkins, Rick	Should I Love Again	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:35
Compilation	On a Wonderful Day Like Today (arranged by Howard Cable)	Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical	02:19
Breau, Lenny	Tuning Time	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	01:49
Zaza, Paul	Peace River	Images	02:46
Bickert, Ed	Nobody Else But Me	Bye Bye Baby	04:58
Laurie Bower Singers	Kiss Me in the Rain	It Goes Like It Goes	04:01
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump'	When My Sugar Walks Down the Street	+ Horn = Dixie	04:22
Laurie Bower Singers	Rain Brings People Together	Wish I Was A Plane	03:12
Compilation	Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut	Motorcars In Concert 1970	02:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Koster, Wally	The More I See You	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:20
Zaza, Paul	Portrait of a Rose	Faces and Places	02:47
Arpin, John	Bethena	Concert In Ragtime	05:56
2B3	Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy	The Toronto Sessions	03:48
Boogus	Roller Queen	CBC Comp 403 comp	03:11
McPeek, Ben	Share the Land	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	03:09
Randle, Doug	London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:34
Koffman, Moe	Hey There	Cool and Hot Sax	03:42
Basso, Guido	Suite P.E.I.	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	17:40
Namaro, Jimmy	African Echoes	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:00
Badgley, Bill	Amanda	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:05
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction)	Do Something Nice Today!	04:23
Zaza, Paul	Welcome Home	Faces and Places	02:22
Koffman, Moe	The Calm (Adagio)	The Four Seasons	01:59
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	One for Mr. 'B'	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	06:43
Namaro, Jimmy	Baia	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:04
Breau, Lenny	Minors Aloud	Minor's Aloud	03:46
Wilkins, Rick	Portrait of a Young Lady	Discovery	03:09
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	Bess You is My Woman	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	03:19
Browne, Brian Trio	Misty Roses	Toronto Instrumental	02:22
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	The Shadow Of Your Smile	The Now Sound	02:51
Appleyard, Peter	Cinderella Rockefeller	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:19
Koffman, Moe	Swingin' Explorer	Goes Electric	02:43
Amadio, Norman Trio	Blues For Yna Yna	ST	02:31
Hoffert, Paul	Lover Man	The Jazz Roots of	11:00
Toth, Jerry	The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:45
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty	What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Do Something Nice Today!	03:14
Butler, Bill	Chopin Nocturne In E Flat	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:35
Roderman, Teddy	What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons)	Stay Awhile	02:49
Breau, Lenny	Indian Reflections For Ravi	The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!	03:16
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Yesterday	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:10
Hardy, Hagood	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	The Christmas Album	02:53
Laurie Bower Singers	Wish I Was A Plane	Wish I Was A Plane	02:50
Hardy, Hagood	Gary - A Remembrance	As Time Goes By	02:52
Butler, Bill	Autummn Nocturne	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:17
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Down by the Old Mill Stream	The Old Meets the New	02:55
Cowell, Johnny	Our Winter Love	Our Winter Love	02:31
Cuesta, Henry	Rose Garden	Plays Favourites	02:12
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Canadiana 67	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:04
Laurie Bower Singers	Rhumba Girl	It Goes Like It Goes	03:30
Hardy, Hagood	Maybe Tomorrow	Maybe Tomorrow	02:56
Cowell, Johnny	Winds of Chance	Our Winter Love	01:47
Basso, Guido	Ten Little Indians	It's Happening	02:07
Amaro, Eugene	In My Life (You Belong)	Twilight Time	02:50
McPeek, Ben	Never My Love	Peace Train	03:27
Cowell, Johnny	Keep Yourself Together	Hot Brass	02:07
Badgley, Bill	Aubrey	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	02:34
Appleyard, Peter	Mambo Inn	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:25
Laurie Bower Singers	Cotton Jenny	Morning Has Broken	02:38
Randle, Doug	Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:11
Browne, Brian Trio	Waltzing Matilda	The Toronto Scene	04:05
Wilkins, Rick	Junk	My Heart Belongs to Me	02:58
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Blues Blow (Straight Ahead!)	Now!	04:46
Appleyard, Peter	Telephone Song	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:37
Hardy, Hagood	I'll Take Love	Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love	02:30
Dale, Jimmy	If	Toronto Instrumental	02:18
Laurie Bower Singers	When You Say Goodbye	When You Say Goodbye	03:56
Badgley, Bill	June	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:26
Appleyard, Peter	Dragnet	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:11
Cowell, Johnny	Butterscotch	The Virtuoso Trumpet	02:23
Cowell, Johnny	Runnin' Away	Hot Brass	02:20
Breau, Lenny	I Love You Because (Leon Payne)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:17
McPeek, Ben	Undun	Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene	02:37
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra	Where or When	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:32
Laurie Bower Singers	Pussywillow Cat-tails	Morning Has Broken	02:53
2B3	Bill Payne, Michael Fonfara - High Heel Feat	The Toronto Sessions	06:39
Appleyard, Peter	The Man That Got Away	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:37
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage	Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley)	ST	02:17
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump'	Wolverine Blues	Original Toronto Dixieland Band	02:42
Basso, Guido	Too Late Now	Love Talk	03:19
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Amaro, Eugene	Love Theme (Gone With The Wind)	Warm	03:04
Arpin, John	Cotton Jenny	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	02:14
McPeek, Ben	Goodbye	If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye	02:25
Mutual Understanding	Pretty People	In Wonderland	02:59
Appleyard, Peter	Rock's Push	Toronto Instrumental	02:16
Amaro, Eugene	Strangers In The Night	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:42
Appleyard, Peter	Peter Gunn	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:57
Appleyard, Peter	What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:46
Roderman, Teddy	So Let Our Love Begin	Makin' It With You	03:10
Appleyard, Peter	The Last Blues Song	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:40
Tennison, Robert Troupe	Cause You Are Here	Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here	02:38
Zaza, Paul	Hollywood Hills	Faces and Places	02:30
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage	Nica's Dream (Horace Silver)	ST	03:03
2B3	Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears	The Toronto Sessions	03:41
Cowell, Johnny	Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis)	The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems	01:12
Compilation	Manteca - Salsa Nova	Jazz Toronto	05:40

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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

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Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra - ST

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Breau, Lenny - ST

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Namaro, Jimmy - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Badgley, Bill - Blue-Ribbon Badgley

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Badgley, Bill - At the Ports of Call

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Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Collier, Ron Tentet - ST

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Amaro, Eugene - Warm

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Agostini, Lucio - Action With Agostini

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Schofield, Pete and the Canadians - It’s a Sign of the Times

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Laurie Bower Singers - You

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Toth, Jerry - The Twelve Sides Of

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Hardy, Hagood & the Montage - ST

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Wilkins, Rick - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

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McPeek, Ben - Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease

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Hardy, Hagood - As Time Goes By

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Sanderlings - With The Jim Pirie Orchestra

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Hoffert, Paul - The Jazz Roots of

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Zaza, Paul - Faces and Places

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Namaro, Jimmy - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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McPeek, Ben - The Original Sounds of

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Laurie Bower Singers - Take Me Home Country Roads

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Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64

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Bickert, Ed - ST

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Basso, Guido - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

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Randle, Doug - Songs for the New Industrial State

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Richardson, Jackie - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

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Breau, Lenny - Minor's Aloud

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Basso, Guido - It's Happening (re-issue)

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