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
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Watch Out for the Little People Strictly Nimmons
John Arpin If You Could Read My Mind Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra A Garden in the Rain Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Moe Koffman Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Hagood Hardy Wintertime The Homecoming
Bill Badgley Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Jimmy Namaro We Three featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
The Laurie Bower Singers What is Christmas Danielle b/w What is Christmas
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Eugene Amaro Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Guido Basso Never Let Me Go A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Guido Basso Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Peter Appleyard Strike Up the Band The Vibe Sound Of
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Yes It's Toronto Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Teddy Roderman Watching Scotty Grow Makin' It With You
2B3 Bill Payne, Rob Gusevs - Hip Hug-her The Toronto Sessions
The Mutual Understanding You Fascinate Me In Wonderland
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Live & Let Die Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Bill Butler Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Paul Zaza Lake Louise Images
Moe Koffman General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax
The Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Time After Time The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Rick Wilkins Even Now For the Sake of Music
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Delta Dawn Do Something Nice Today!
Swing Sisters Girl Talk Davenport Blues
Paul Zaza Hollywood Hills Faces and Places
Bill Butler Manhattan Serenade Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Moe Koffman Paniano Goes Electric
Lenny Breau Ebony Queen - Pam's Pad Mo' Breau
Lucio Agostini Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Lucio Agostini Fiddler's Frolic Action With Agostini
Peter Appleyard Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher
Jimmy Dale Where Is the Love? Toronto Instrumental
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Compilation Bill Badgley - Walk On By Motorcars In Concert 1970
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Unchained Melody (Tommy Common, vocals) Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Hagood Hardy Words Maybe Tomorrow
Jimmy Namaro Pubba and The Puddy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
The Brian Browne Trio Blue Hair The Toronto Scene
Phil Nimmons Group Steve's Theme Take 10
John Arpin Toronto Blues (1965) Other Side Of Ragtime
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Paul Zaza Welcome Home Faces and Places
John Arpin Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Johnny Cowell Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Jimmy Namaro Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Henry Cuesta The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Jimmy Namaro Sentimental Journey At the Westbury
The Laurie Bower Singers Rain Brings People Together Wish I Was A Plane
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
The Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Moe Koffman If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
The Mutual Understanding I'm Old Fashioned In Wonderland
Compilation Billy Van - Kiss The Wind 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Moe Koffman Georgia on My Mind Tales of Koffman
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
Doug Randle Vive La Company Songs for the New Industrial State
Compilation Vanda King - Once & For A Lifetime 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Peter Appleyard The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Lucio Agostini Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Teddy Roderman Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Namaro Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Robert Tennison Troupe I Can See (Instrumental) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Lucio Agostini Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Wally Koster April in Paris The Songs of Wally Koster
Ben McPeek He's So Fine Peace Train
The Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone Take Me Home Country Roads
Jerry Toth Tara's Theme .. Erich Traugott trumpet solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Jimmy Namaro Love With Mallets A 4 Thought
Bill Butler One Morning in May The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Johnny Cowell Roller Coaster The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Napoli The Virtuoso Trumpet
Jerry Toth Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
Teddy Roderman Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Rick Wilkins The Way You Look Tonight From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Moe Koffman Cantelope Island Moe's Curried Soul
Hagood Hardy Don't You Think it's Time to Come Back Home Tell Me My Name
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Ben McPeek Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Hagood Hardy I Feel It Stop 33 Sutton Place
Ed Bickert Things Are Getting Better Bye Bye Baby
The Laurie Bower Singers Rita, Put Your Black Shoes On Take Me Home Country Roads
Moe Koffman Dr. Swahili Goes Electric
Johnny Cowell Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
The Brian Browne Trio Georgia on My Mind The Toronto Scene
Moe Koffman Coaster Cool and Hot Sax
Guido Basso Two Bourees Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Moe Koffman What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Hagood Hardy Send in the Clowns Maybe Tomorrow
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
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
Bill Badgley How Insensitive At the Ports of Call
Moe Koffman Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Canadiana 67 It’s a Sign of the Times

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Rick Wilkins - My Heart Belongs to Me

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Joyce Sullivan - The Songs of Joyce Sullivan

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Cowell - His Girl

Tillsonburg, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - ST

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - Bye Bye Baby

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ed Bickert - I Like To Recognize the Tune

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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The Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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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, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - One More for the Road

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Compilation

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"

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