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
Lenny Breau Georgia on My Mind Guitar Sounds From
The Laurie Bower Singers Rain Brings People Together Wish I Was A Plane
Phil Nimmons Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Peter Appleyard Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Moe Koffman The Mighty Quinn Turned on
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
Rick Wilkins Tomorrow For the Sake of Music
Jimmy Namaro One of a Kind Mambo With Mallets A 4 Thought
Bill Badgley Lady At the Ports of Call
Denny Vaughan The Girl I Left Behind Me Girls I Knew
Compilation Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Doug Randle Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons
The Laurie Bower Singers Southern Nights Looks Like We Made It
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions
John Arpin The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
Bill Badgley Tiny Bubbles Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Denny Vaughan The French Song A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
The Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Jimmy Dale Only Love Can Break Your Heart Toronto Instrumental
Rick Wilkins Together My Heart Belongs to Me
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Denny Vaughan Northern Dancer A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"
Peter Appleyard Moon Glow The Vibe Sound Of
Peter Appleyard Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Russ Little Along Came Betty On the Shoulders of Giants
Bill Butler 18th Variation from Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini (Theme from "A Story of Three Loves") Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Yorkville Avenue Band Tonight "Moving Day"
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' 12th Street Rag (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
The Laurie Bower Singers Up On Cripple Creek Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
The Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Henry Cuesta Help Me Make It Through The Night Plays Favourites
Ben McPeek Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
Lucio Agostini Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Yorkville Avenue Band Takin' Me Through the Night "Moving Day"
John Arpin If You Could Read My Mind Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Jackie Richardson Stay With Me Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington Fair Wind Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Moe Koffman Dance Of The Leaves (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Denny Vaughan Windy Girls I Knew
Jimmy Namaro African Echoes featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Don Thompson 'D.T.' One Cylinder Bluesprint
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Not Soon Enough Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Peter Appleyard Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher
The Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
Bill Badgley Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Ben McPeek If Only We Could See If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Paul Zaza Canadian Express Faces and Places
Doug Randle Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Tommy Ambrose I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Travelling Down to Make it Town (Doug Riley) ST
Paul Zaza High Spirits Faces and Places
Peter Appleyard Happiness is a Thing Called Joe The Vibraphone Of
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Norman Amadio Trio Oh Lady Be Good ST
Hagood Hardy Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
Hagood Hardy Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers) Tell Me My Name
Johnny Cowell Moonshine Hot Brass
Russ Little I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Ron Collier Tentet The Thrill is Gone ST
Paul Zaza Portrait of a Rose Faces and Places
The Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Breezin' Along With the Breeze Trombone - Teddy Roderman
The Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Paul Zaza Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Paul Zaza Flutey Fuge Faces and Places
Guido Basso Blue Monk One More for the Road
Jimmy Dale On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Profiles
The Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Johnny Cowell Stay With Me The Tender Loving Care
The Brian Browne Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Moe Koffman Monks Monastery Tales of Koffman
Bill Badgley Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Wolverine Blues Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Lucio Agostini Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Paul Hoffert Growing Up The Jazz Roots of
John Arpin Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Paul Zaza Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Moe Koffman Doxy The Shepherd Swings Again
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Michael Fonfara - Apricot Brandy The Toronto Sessions
Jerry Toth Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Paul Zaza Superstar Faces and Places
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Pink Panther The Old Meets the New
Paul Zaza Mimosa Coasting (with Isaacs)
Norman Amadio Trio Enchantment ST
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hagood Hardy Reunion (Theme from Rituals) Tell Me My Name
Ben McPeek If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell High on a Flagpole It's Gotta Be Love
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Twooch Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Deeper and Deeper

Footwork

Slow Burn

On the Shoulders of Giants

45-Russ Little - Ain't No Mountain High Enough VINYL 02

Snapshot

The Garden Path b/w Won't You Step Into My Life

Montage

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45-Hagood Hardy & the Montage - The Garden Path VINYL 02

Out of the Past

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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

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