Jazz

Jazz

Timeless, expressive, and ever-evolving—Jazz is where Canada's finest improvisers, composers, and stylists come to shine. This room spans the full spectrum of Canadian jazz, from swing and bebop to cool, fusion, free, and beyond. Featuring legends, hidden gems, and boundary-pushers from coast to coast, this collection captures the spirit of creativity, collaboration, and exploration that defines jazz. Always in motion, always in conversation—this is Canada’s jazz story, one note at a time.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Denny Vaughan May All Your Troubles be Little Ones Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By
Paul Zaza Warm Breezes Coasting (with Isaacs)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Howard Cable Orchestra Three Candy Cornets Howard Cable's Orchestra
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Pat Riccio Buccaneers Blues The New Big Band Sound
Nébu Eboulements Motus…
Johnny Cowell Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Marius Cultier Coco Boogaloo De La Martinique
Paul Bley Quartet Drum Two Solemn Meditation
The Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
Longo Brothers It's Simply Love It's Simply Love b/w We Got Action (ftg. Moe Koffman)
Ranee Lee Guess Who I Saw Today Live At Le Bijou
Jude Johnson Wilderness of Love Reflected Space
Jim Pirie At the End of a Song Up Where We Belong
Jane Bunnett The Wanderer In Dew Time
Moe Koffman Soul Finger Turned on
Mother of Pearl There's a Bluebird On Your Windowsill (Elizabeth Clarke, 1947) She Bop! A Century of Jazz Compositions by Canadian Women
Eugene Amaro Last Time I Felt Like This Warm
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One 'O' Nine Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Paul Zaza Fandango Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Lee Gagnon Ah! si mon moine Vive la Canadienne
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Jackie Washington Ain't That Gravy Good Blues & Sentimental
Salome Bey Hit the Nail Right on the Head ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Take Me Home Country Roads Take Me Home Country Roads
Johnny Holmes Orchestra It's a Lovely Day Today Ray Berthiaume and Margo McKinnon, vocalists
Art Snider Something Stupid - Tea for Two Corny Songs I Play on My Organ
Neil Chotem Ne m'oublie pas Themes and Melodies Volume 1
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Never Been to Spain Boss Brass 4
Johnny Burt Society Summer Summer ….Come Summer
Moe Koffman Exodus Tales of Koffman
Jimmy Dale Only Love Can Break Your Heart Toronto Instrumental
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears The Toronto Sessions
Compilation Bobby Edwards - Embraceable You CBC Comp 436
Shirley Eikhard What Was I Thinking? End of the Day
Lucio Agostini Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Don Baker Hell's Bells Cocktail Hammond
Stephanie Taylor Long and Winding Road "I Don't Know Where I Stand"
Carse Sneddon Quintet Cotton Tail ST
Derwyn Holder Carillon Derwyn Holder's Astral Visions - Time Open
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Blue Mantilla ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Aaron Davis East Neon Blue
Al Harris Spanish Eyes Ampersand
Mark Kelso Lost Kingdoms Lost Kingdoms
Jerry Toth Theme From "Search" The Twelve Sides Of
Shirley Harmer Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries Shirley Harmer Sings
Compilation Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut Motorcars In Concert 1970
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Rick Wilkins Emotion For the Sake of Music
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Bernie Senensky Trio Beloved Gift New Life
Pat Riccio Baubles, Bangles and Beads Pirates, Buccaneers & All That Jazz
Derwyn Holder Strange Derwyn Holder's Astral Visions - Time Open
Compilation New Princes' Toronto Band, Les Allen, vocal - I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Me) (Warren-Green) (1926) Music (Makes The World Go 'Round): Dance Bands From Canada 1922-1930
Paul Bley My Old Flame Paul Bley
Craddock Kids Canada Canada
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Nosey Strictly Nimmons
Gordie Fleming Here's That Rainy Day (Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke) Gordie Fleming's "Big Little Band" (Montreal Instrumental)
Aura (Aura Urziceanu) Wave Once I Loved (Am Iubit Odată)
Aura (Aura Urziceanu) Arie Din Suita Nr. 3 În Re Major Aura
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Compilation Alfredo And His Band, Eddie Grossbart, vocal - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Fields-McHugh) (1930) Music (Makes The World Go 'Round): Dance Bands From Canada 1922-1930
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Roger Gravel Tic Tac (Reprise) ST
Ben McPeek Leave Tenderly Thinking of You
Johnny Burt Besame Mucho Strings of Johnny Burt
Lucio Agostini The Moon is Blue And His Orchestra
Compilation Judy Singh - Emily Unselfconsciously Canadian
Lorne Lofsky The Cupbearers The Quartet Of Lorne Lofsky And Friend
Brian Browne What the World Needs Now is Love The Letter
Salome Bey But Not For Me ST
Paul Horn What Now? Profile Of A Jazz Musician
Betty Robertson Stormy Weather Songs of Betty Robertson
Aura (Aura Urziceanu) Down In Brasil Once I Loved (Am Iubit Odată)
Galt MacDermot Golden Apples - Part III The Nucleus (Golden Apples Movie Score)
Hagood Hardy Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
Compilation Dave Caplan's Toronto Band - Up And At 'Em (1926) Jazz and Hot Dance in Canada: 1916-1949
Lucio Agostini Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Carse Sneddon Quintet Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans ST
Compilation Ellis McLintock And His Orchestra - Lonesome Road Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49
Chicho Valle Red Canary Chicho Valle Y Los Cubanos
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Love to Play (Opening Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
The Laurie Bower Singers Sing Me a Rainbow Feelin'
Compilation The J.J.'s - Being a Woman CBC Comp 426
Al Baculis Singers A Man and a Woman ST
Jack Grunsky Big Bass Lounge Coastlines
Sounds Company On a Clear Day Jimmy Dale Orchestra & Chorus with Rhonda Silver and Tommy Ambrose ‎
Guido Basso Ill Wind One More for the Road
Jimmy Namaro Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Shuffle Demons The Shuffle Monster Streetniks
Susie Arioli Swing Band Instrumental #2 It's Wonderful
Compilation Mart Kenney And His Western Gentlemen - Honeysuckle Rose Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49
Art Snider Mountain Laurel Just a Simple Cliché b/w Mountain Laurel
Geraldine Hunt Throw it Away Soultry, Jazzy And Sexy (featuring Freddie James & Rosalind AKA Cheri)
Buck Lacombe Jazz Ensemble with Singers Joyce Hahn and Johnny Lasalle Let's Make Up Your Mind (Joyce Hahn vocals) ST

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Canadian All Stars - ST

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Canadian All Stars - ST

FEATURED

Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦 → London, England, 🇬🇧 → New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦 → California, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

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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

Joan Fairfax & Denny Vaughan - I Like It, I like It, I Like It // Won't You Love Me

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, 🇬🇧 → Oakville Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Chicho Valle - Chicho Valle Y Los Cubanos

Cienfuegos, Cuba → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Johnny Holmes Orchestra - 17-piece Montreal Orchestra

Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Salome Bey - ST

Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Ambrose - Sweet Times

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

Dianne Brooks - CBC Comp 404

New Jersey, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass - The Big Band Hour (England, UK) (unreleased)

London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Bob McMullin - One Minuters

Lewiston, Utah, 🇺🇸 → Raymond → Edmonton, Alberta → Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦

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Diane Miller - Mr. Teperman b/w Baby That's the Way it Goes

Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

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Beverly Glenn-Copeland - The Ones Ahead

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → New Brunswick, 🇨🇦

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, 🇨🇦

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

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)

ST

ST

Canadian All Stars - ST BACK

Canadian All Stars - ST BACK

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)

I Like It, I like It, I Like It // Won't You Love Me

Denny Piano circa 1949b

Denny Vaughn

Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

ST

The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

Chicho Valle Y Los Cubanos

17-piece Montreal Orchestra

The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

ST

Sweet Times

We Gotta Get It All Together

His Girl

CBC Comp 404

The Big Band Hour (England, UK) (unreleased)

One Minuters

Mr. Teperman b/w Baby That's the Way it Goes

45-Diane Miller - Baby, That's the Way It Goes VINYL 02

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