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
Jackie Richardson Here's to Life Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sweet Leilani ST
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Lenny Breau I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Medley: It's Too Late-I Feel the Grass Grow Beneath My Feet Montage
Eugene Amaro What's Goin' On Twilight Time
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Jimmy Namaro This Could be the Start of Something Big Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
The Brian Browne Trio Careless Love The Toronto Scene
John Arpin Excelsior Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Rick Wilkins Lowdown My Heart Belongs to Me
Guido Basso What A Friend It's Happening
Teddy Roderman So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Hagood Hardy Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Hagood Hardy Nightwalker Tell Me My Name
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Knock Three Times Do Something Nice Today!
The Laurie Bower Singers Here's That Rainy Day Feelin'
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Doug Riley The Way We Was Freedom
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Nameless Hour Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Hagood Hardy & the Montage My Love Montage
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Eugene Amaro Midnight Blue Twilight Time
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
The Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Bill Badgley Georgy Girl At the Ports of Call
Bill Badgley Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Moe Koffman Hey There Cool and Hot Sax
Peter Appleyard Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Denny Vaughan Cheerful Little Earful Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Denny Vaughan Ramona Girls I Knew
Moe Koffman Alone Together The Shepherd Swings Again
Peter Appleyard What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Ed Bickert Keeping Myself For You Bye Bye Baby
Moe Koffman Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Jimmy Dale Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Fred Stone Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Summer Wind And I Love Her
Ivy Steel Prelude to a Kiss Reincarnation
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Back On the Bus Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lenny Breau I Love You Because (Leon Payne) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - Annie Is Back 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Tommy Ambrose A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
Ed Bickert Sunday Kind of Love I Like To Recognize the Tune
The Laurie Bower Singers Oh My Lady Wish I Was A Plane
Peter Appleyard China Boy (To Sleep) The Vibraphone Of
Paul Zaza Sailing High Images
Denny Vaughan Abergavenny Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Silver Thread & Golden Needles The Tender Loving Care
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl The Toronto Sessions
Lenny Breau You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Denny Vaughan Lonely Evening Time Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Bill Butler June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Lucio Agostini Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Bill Butler Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Denny Vaughan Yesterday When I Was Young Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Moe Koffman What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
Paul Zaza Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Ben McPeek Blue Cha Cha His Voices and His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Guido Basso Ramblin It's Happening (re-issue)
Ben McPeek Superstar Peace Train
Peter Appleyard Moonlight Feels Right ST
Denny Vaughan Traces Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening (re-issue)
Moe Koffman Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Moe Koffman James Brown's Bag Turned on
Hagood Hardy & the Montage You're Here Montage
Jackie Richardson Stay With Me Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Tommy Ambrose Please Send Me Someone to Love Young Tommy Ambrose
Denny Vaughan Stranger on the Shore A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra September in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
The Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Johnny Cowell Rejoice The Virtuoso Trumpet
The Brian Browne Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Cowell For What it's Worth It's Gotta Be Love
Hagood Hardy Sonny's Ragtime Reflections
Carol McCartney East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Too Late Now Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
John Arpin Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Johnny Cowell Oops His Girl
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ben McPeek Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Compilation Season of the Yonge Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
The Laurie Bower Singers Rain Brings People Together Wish I Was A Plane
Henry Cuesta Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get it all Together BACK

We Gotta Get It All Together

One Bright Morning

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Tony Quarrington

Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love

It's Gotta Be Love

Johnny Cowell / It's Gotta Be Love LABELS

Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love MINT BACK

Night's Disgrace

Yellow Fever

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 02

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace LABELS 01

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace INLAY

Terry Watada / Night's Disgrace BACK

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever LABELS

Terry Watada / Yellow Fever BACK

The Vibraphone Of

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of LABELS

Peter Appleyard / The Vibraphone Of BACK

Peter Appleyard Presents

Toronto Instrumental

The Lincolnshire Poacher

The Vibe Sound Of

Per-cus-sive Jazz

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