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
Guido Basso	Gentle Rain	One More for the Road	04:58
Ron Collier Tentet	I Believe In You	ST	02:59
Paul Zaza	Mellow Moments	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	03:11
Phil Nimmons Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues	Strictly Nimmons	02:59
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Compilation	Ted Komar - Kalinka	CBC Comp 409	01:58
Peter Appleyard	There Will Never Be Another You	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:46
Phil Nimmons Group	Step in Time	Mary Popppins Swings	03:50
Johnny Cowell	Siberian Love Song	Our Winter Love	02:45
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	The Pink Panther	The Old Meets the New	03:24
Norman Amadio Trio	You Do Something To Me	ST	01:39
Eugene Amaro	Something About You	Twilight Time	03:18
Jerry Toth	Little Boy Blue	The Twelve Sides Of	02:33
Colina Phillips	Universal Prisoner	Toronto Vocalist	02:33
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	02:38
Bill Butler	Spring Will be a Little Late This Year	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:51
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	02:47
Peter Appleyard	Dragnet	Per-cus-sive Jazz	03:11
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Summertime	The Old Meets the New	03:21
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek)	Peter & The Wolf	Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music	02:43
Moe Koffman	The Swingin' Shepherd Blues	Goes Electric	02:51
Bill Badgley	Music to Watch Girls By	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:29
Paul Zaza	Mellow Moments	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:11
Phil Nimmons Group	In a Mellotone	Take 10	06:49
John Arpin	Love and Maple Syrup	Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot	01:37
Peter Appleyard	Why Don't You Do Right	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:35
Ed Bickert	Keeping Myself For You	Bye Bye Baby	06:14
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	Bali Ha'I	ST	03:42
Peter Appleyard	Sophisticated Lady	ST	02:42
Doug Randle	Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:11
Rick Wilkins	If You Remember Me	Discovery	02:48
Ed Bickert	It Might as Well Be Spring	ST	05:50
Moe Koffman	Icicle Bells (Allegro)	The Four Seasons	05:31
Rick Wilkins	Sometimes When We Touch	For the Sake of Music	03:10
Johnny Cowell	Don't Look Back	It's Gotta Be Love	02:04
Peter Appleyard	What I Did For Love	ST	02:57
Lenny Breau	I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)	Swingin' on a Seven-String	04:25
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra	A Garden in the Rain	Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist	03:09
Jackie Richardson	Green Lies and Man	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	00:37
John Arpin	Jenny's Tune	Direct to Disc	02:54
Jimmy Namaro	Sam For Short	At the Westbury	03:44
Ron Collier Tentet	The Thrill is Gone	ST	02:02
Jackie Richardson	I Like Your Company - Old Friends	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	04:32
Laurie Bower Singers	You Never Done It Like That	You	03:09
Guido Basso	Windmills of Your Mind	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:38
Ben McPeek	Silent Cinema	Thinking of You	02:08
Lucio Agostini	Carey (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:18
Jimmy Namaro	Street of Dreams	featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra	03:21
Paul Hoffert	Lover Man	The Jazz Roots of	11:00
Laurie Bower Singers	Brand New Key	Morning Has Broken	02:32
Peter Appleyard	Just In Time	The Vibe Sound Of	02:40
Phil Nimmons Group	Little Poppy	Nimmons 'N' Nine	04:55
Moe Koffman	Dr. Swahili	Goes Electric	02:42
Moe Koffman	Hey There	Cool and Hot Sax	03:42
2B3	Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl	The Toronto Sessions	05:09
Johnny Cowell	Anatomy of a Girl	It's Gotta Be Love	02:18
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	Guantanamera	Montage	03:09
Paul Zaza	Blue Porcelain	Faces and Places	02:18
Laurie Bower Singers	Don't Go Breaking My Heart	Feelin'	02:27
Phil Nimmons Group	Open Country	Nimmons 'N' Nine	03:28
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Killing Me Softly (With This Song)	Do Something Nice Today!	03:10
Peter Appleyard	Satin Doll	The Vibe Sound Of	02:41
Moe Koffman	Lord Have Mercy	Goes Electric	02:24
Phil Nimmons Group	On the Autobahn	Take 10	06:55
Wally Koster	Time Was	The Songs of Wally Koster	02:19
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	Maple Leaf Rag	+ Horn = Dixie	03:24
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra	Destino	And I Love Her	02:40
Jimmy Namaro	Carnival Brasiliero	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:03
Compilation	Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys	CBC Comp 409	03:05
Eugene Amaro	Another Time	Warm	03:21
Don Gillis	Beautiful	Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))	02:26
Jimmy Namaro	Hammering Home	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:41
Compilation	Bernie Senensky - New Life Blues	Jazz Toronto	06:28
Peter Appleyard	Wave	The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)	02:27
Jimmy Dale	Till the End of Time	Profiles	02:40
Moe Koffman	Cantelope Island	Moe's Curried Soul	06:56
Robert Tennison Troupe	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now)	Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)	02:51
Phil Nimmons Group	Steve's Theme	Take 10	03:27
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump'	South	+ Horn = Dixie	02:44
Rick Wilkins	Lowdown	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:41
Ivy Steel	Willow Weep for Me	Reincarnation	04:44
Rick Wilkins	The Closer I Get To You	For the Sake of Music	03:23
Johnny Cowell	Winds of Chance	Our Winter Love	01:47
Moe Koffman	Snowflakes (Largo)	The Four Seasons	02:02
Johnny Cowell	Marcella's Waltz	His Girl	02:10
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)	02:47
Ron Collier Tentet	Relaxin'	ST	02:28
Pete Schofield and the Canadians	Yesterday	It’s a Sign of the Times	03:10
Hagood Hardy	Tell Me My Name (Sarah's Theme)	Tell Me My Name	03:19
Johnny Cowell	Still Feeling Blue	It's Gotta Be Love	02:42
Paul Zaza	For Julia	Coasting (with Isaacs)	03:22
Hagood Hardy & the Montage	You're Here	Montage	03:32
Guido Basso	Dale be There	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:25
Ben McPeek	Yorkville Yak	The Original Sounds of	01:47
Guido Basso	Do You Hear What I Hear?	Christmas Today	02:53
Bill Butler	The Girl that I Marry (mono version)	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:33
Rick Wilkins	Amarillo	My Heart Belongs to Me	03:21
Phil Nimmons Group	My Old Flame	Nimmons 'N' Nine	05:39
Ben McPeek	Alouette	The Original Sounds of	02:20
Johnny Cowell	Darling Mama	His Girl	02:22

The Toronto Jazz Scene

Tracks

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

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Brian Browne Trio - The Toronto Scene

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Brian Browne Trio - Toronto Instrumental

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

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Yorkville Avenue Band - "Moving Day"

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Ben McPeek - Thinking of You

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Jimmy Namaro - Driftwood

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Jimmy Namaro - Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

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Jimmy Namaro - Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

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Jimmy Namaro - featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra

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Jimmy Namaro - At the Westbury

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

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Compilation - Motorcars In Concert 1970

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Guido Basso - One More for the Road

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Guido Basso - Lost in the Stars

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Guido Basso - A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)

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Guido Basso - And All That Latin Jazz!

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Guido Basso - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

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Guido Basso - Love Talk

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Guido Basso - Put Your Hand in the Hand

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Guido Basso - It's Happening (re-issue)

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Guido Basso - Christmas Today

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Guido Basso - It's Happening

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Rick Wilkins - Discovery

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Doug Randle - Songs for the New Industrial State

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