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 Laura With Mallets A 4 Thought
Peter Appleyard A Face Like Yours Peter Appleyard Presents
Lucio Agostini St. Thomas Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Ed Bickert It’s Time Bye Bye Baby
Lenny Breau Claude (Free Song) ST
Ben McPeek Never My Love Peace Train
Henry Cuesta The Promised Land Plays Favourites
Lenny Breau New York City Mo' Breau
Lucio Agostini Tico-Tico Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
The Laurie Bower Singers Too Much Is On The Line When You Say Goodbye
Henry Cuesta Forever April Clarinet With Strings
The Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
The Laurie Bower Singers Here's That Rainy Day Feelin'
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Pat Riccio Michelle (Lennon-McCartney) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Jerry Toth Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
The Brian Browne Trio Waltzing Matilda The Toronto Scene
Jerry Toth Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
Teddy Roderman The Green Grass Starts To Grow Makin' It With You
Phil Nimmons Group Steve's Theme Take 10
Joyce Sullivan Say it Isn't So The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Boogus Gemini Rag CBC Comp 403 comp
Peter Appleyard Cinderella Rockefeller The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Peter Appleyard Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Moon River Toronto Instrumental
Lucio Agostini Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Peter Appleyard Rock's Push Toronto Instrumental
Denny Vaughan Three For Two A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Rick Wilkins With a Little Luck Discovery
Ed Bickert Ed Bickert - Windows The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
The Laurie Bower Singers Don't Go Breaking My Heart Feelin'
Doug Randle One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Moe Koffman Comin' Home Baby Goes Electric
Moe Koffman Mrs. Robinson Turned on
Peter Appleyard Get Happy The Vibe Sound Of
Boogus Cow Cow Boogie CBC Comp 403 comp
Paul Hoffert The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Ron Collier Tentet Just About Now ST
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Sailin' Home Sailin' Home
Ben McPeek Both Sides Now Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Doug Randle You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - Stompin' at the Savoy CBC Comp 409
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
Rick Wilkins Summer Song For the Sake of Music
The Brian Browne Trio Killing Me Softly Toronto Instrumental
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Paul Zaza Sailing By Coasting (with Isaacs)
Guido Basso The Continental (Con Conrad) Lost in the Stars
Compilation Eve Smith - I Care 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Peter Appleyard Sophisticated Lady ST
Hagood Hardy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Moe Koffman The Calm (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Guido Basso Trust in Me And All That Latin Jazz!
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 2 Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Denny Vaughan Judy Girls I Knew
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Southern Nights Looks Like We Made It
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Yorkville Avenue Band Watcha' Gonna Do When the Rent Comes Round "Moving Day"
Moe Koffman Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
The Laurie Bower Singers Evergreen Looks Like We Made It
Peter Appleyard This Masquerade ST
Jimmy Dale My Reverie Profiles
Guido Basso Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
The Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) Now!
Peter Appleyard Tico Tico ST
Hagood Hardy You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Rick Wilkins Why Think About Tomorrow From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Phil Nimmons Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Denny Vaughan The French Song A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Colina Phillips River Jordan Toronto Vocalist
Lenny Breau Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad Mo' Breau
John Arpin Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Direct to Disc
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Ed Bickert Keeping Myself For You Bye Bye Baby
Peter Appleyard The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Guido Basso Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Christmas Today
Wally Koster Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Jerry Toth Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady The Classic Jerry Toth
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Henry Cuesta Rose Garden Plays Favourites
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Once I Loved (Gilbert/Jobim/DeMoraes) ST
Jerry Toth Portrait of Caroline The Classic Jerry Toth
Paul Zaza Summer Evening Images
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Jennine Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Eugene Amaro Ruby Warm
Johnny Cowell Darling Mama His Girl
Hagood Hardy & the Montage How Insensitive Montage
Don Thompson 'D.T.' Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Jimmy Dale Could it be Magic Profiles
Robert Tennison Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Guido Basso Sweet Georgia Fame A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

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, 🇨🇦

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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