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	Length
Paul Zaza	Blue Shadow	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:12
Rick Wilkins	Don't Ask Me Why	Discovery	03:04
Phil Nimmons Group	On the Autobahn	Take 10	06:55
Johnny Cowell	Song of Joy	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:07
Hagood Hardy	Workin' In L.A.	As Time Goes By	04:00
Guido Basso	Blue Monk	One More for the Road	05:09
Peter Appleyard	Where is the Love	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:17
Phil Nimmons Group	Open Country	Nimmons 'N' Nine	03:28
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	You're Here	Montage	03:32
The Laurie Bower Singers	Didn't We	The Rose And The Rain	03:23
Rick Wilkins	Without Your Love	Discovery	03:18
The Mutual Understanding	San Jose	In Wonderland	02:41
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Introducin' My Man	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:05
Compilation	Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell	CBC Comp 409	02:30
Jimmy Namaro	Late Late Blues	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:30
Eugene Amaro	My Love	Twilight Time	02:56
Jerry Toth	Make Me Rainbows	The Music Of	02:29
Johnny Cowell	Lonely Trumpet	The Virtuoso Trumpet	03:06
Moe Koffman	Flute Salad	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:38
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Canadian Sunset	It’s a Sign of the Times	02:36
Guido Basso	A Lazy Afternoon (alternate version)	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	03:46
Jimmy Namaro	Venezuela	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:04
Johnny Cowell	Je reviens (I'm Coming Back)	Hot Brass	02:32
Terry Watada	Closing Time	Night's Disgrace	06:14
Hagood Hardy	It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else	Tell Me My Name	03:10
Denny Vaughan	Moonlight Rendezvous	A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"	02:40
The Laurie Bower Singers	Epilogue	Morning Has Broken	00:37
Doug Riley	Shoot	Freedom	08:56
Jimmy Namaro	He-Wat’s Happening? (What’s Happening)	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	02:56
Guido Basso	Tara's Theme	It's Happening	02:21
The Laurie Bower Singers	Simple Song	Back Home Again	02:20
Jerry Toth	The Fool On the Hill	The Music Of	02:42
Teddy Roderman	That's Life	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:00
Ed Bickert	Street of Dreams	I Like To Recognize the Tune	03:22
Moe Koffman	Twist That Thing	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:05
Moe Koffman	Cantelope Island	Moe's Curried Soul	06:56
Ben McPeek	Something Better to Do	Thinking of You	03:18
Paul Zaza	Sunday Morning	Images	02:40
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Summer Wind	And I Love Her	02:50
The Mutual Understanding	You Fascinate Me	In Wonderland	03:12
Rick Wilkins	(Our) Love is Here to Stay	From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)	04:45
Lucio Agostini	Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka)	Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini	02:20
Jimmy Namaro	Sand and Sandals	Driftwood	03:19
Lucio Agostini	Coastin'	Action With Agostini	02:40
Hagood Hardy	As Time Goes By	As Time Goes By	03:14
Tommy Ambrose	Just for a Thrill	Young Tommy Ambrose	03:10
The Mutual Understanding	Look Around	In Wonderland	02:25
Jimmy Namaro	One of a Kind Mambo	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:29
Tommy Ambrose	That's the Way it Was	Just Like a Man b/w That's the Way it Was	02:46
Compilation	Lenny Solomon - Ol' Man River	Jazz Toronto	03:45
Jackie Richardson	You've Got to Give Me Room	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	05:31
Teddy Roderman	Oops	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:42
Jimmy Namaro	Sonny’s Daze	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	03:33
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Yesterday	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:10
Hagood Hardy	Les Arrivants (Theme from the Newcomers)	Tell Me My Name	04:10
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Transformations: 1st movement	Transformations - Invocations	08:32
Lenny Breau	On A Bach Bouree	Minor's Aloud	06:29
Moe Koffman	The Mighty Quinn	Turned on	02:01
Rick Wilkins	Portrait of a Young Lady	Discovery	03:09
Peter Appleyard	Donald's Duck	The Lincolnshire Poacher	02:59
Robert Tennison Troupe	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now)	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)	02:51
Peter Appleyard	The Man With The Golden Arm	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:39
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Lush Life	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	04:01
Lucio Agostini	March Wind	Action With Agostini	03:19
Moe Koffman	Darktown Strutters Ball	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:08
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Nica's Dream (Horace Silver)	ST	03:03
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Espresso	Sailin' Home	05:30
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Look What They've Done to My Song	It's Impossible	02:34
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Chips & Gravy (Nimmons)	Now!	04:40
Guido Basso	Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill)	Lost in the Stars	06:08
Lenny Breau	You Needed Me	ST	04:33
Johnny Cowell	Antigua	It's Gotta Be Love	02:08
Paul Zaza	Guitarra Rhumba	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:14
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Lujon	ST	02:42
The Brian Browne Trio	Misty Roses	Toronto Instrumental	02:22
Johnny Cowell	Pretty Girl	Our Winter Love	02:09
Phil Nimmons Group	Fascinating Rhythm	Nimmons 'N' Nine	08:12
Terry Watada	The Hawk Cries a Bitter Blue	Night's Disgrace	05:53
Guido Basso	'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)	Lost in the Stars	03:45
Tommy Ambrose	Time After Time	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:05
Moe Koffman	Train Whistle Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:16
Guido Basso	Last Night When We Were Young	One More for the Road	04:58
Ed Bickert	Come Rain or Come Shine	ST	09:46
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Where or When	Trombone - Teddy Roderman	02:32
Paul Zaza	Autumn Reflections	Images	02:56
Paul Zaza	Foxy Lady	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	02:54
Norman Amadio Trio	Taboo	ST	02:55
Ben McPeek	Fascinating Rhythm	His Voices and His Orchestra	02:05
Henry Cuesta	At a Georgia Camp Meeting	Clarinet With Strings	02:15
Jerry Toth	The Worst That Could Happen	The Music Of	02:34
The Mutual Understanding	Show Me Your Laughter	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	02:41
Jerry Toth	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:06
Hagood Hardy	Travellin' On	The Homecoming	03:04
Guido Basso	The Continental (Con Conrad)	Lost in the Stars	06:00
John Arpin	Go My Way	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:49
Guido Basso	Cuminha Cruzado	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:45
Peter Appleyard	Mambo #V	Peter Appleyard Presents	04:28
Lucio Agostini	Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	03:16
Peter Appleyard	Night Journey	Peter Appleyard Presents	04:09
John Arpin	Augustan Club Waltzes (1901)	Other Side Of Ragtime	03:45

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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

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Johnny Cowell - It's Gotta Be Love

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Terry Watada - Night's Disgrace

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Terry Watada - Yellow Fever

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibraphone Of

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Peter Appleyard - Peter Appleyard Presents

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Peter Appleyard - Toronto Instrumental

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Peter Appleyard - The Lincolnshire Poacher

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Peter Appleyard - The Vibe Sound Of

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Peter Appleyard - Per-cus-sive Jazz

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Peter Appleyard - ST

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Peter Appleyard - The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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Dr. Music - Doug Riley Transcription

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Doug Riley - Freedom

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

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Denny Vaughan - Girls I Knew

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Denny Vaughan - Denny Vaughan & His Orchestra

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Denny Vaughan - A Little Bit of "Country" and a Little Bit of "Pop"

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Denny Vaughan - Music To Help Disc Jockeys Get People Out Of Bed By

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Ron Collier Orchestra & Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

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Ed Bickert - The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

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Ed Bickert - ST

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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