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
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Jimmy Namaro Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Doug Randle Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Lenny Breau I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Herb Marshall Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Peter Appleyard You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Jimmy Dale Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Rick Wilkins Amarillo My Heart Belongs to Me
Lucio Agostini A Banda Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Tom Sealy Don Palmer Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Bianca Sailin' Home
Paul Zaza Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
Laurie Bower Singers Rita, Put Your Black Shoes On Take Me Home Country Roads
Bill Butler June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Ben McPeek Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Hagood Hardy And When I See You Smile, My Day Begins Maybe Tomorrow
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Johnny Cowell Stay With Me The Tender Loving Care
Peter Appleyard The P.E.I. Polka The Lincolnshire Poacher
Lucio Agostini Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Laurie Bower Singers Happy Dreamer Wish I Was A Plane
Laurie Bower Singers Mississippi Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Moe Koffman Doxy The Shepherd Swings Again
Lenny Breau Mister Night ST
Johnny Cowell Runnin' Away Hot Brass
Peter Appleyard Apres Toi The Lincolnshire Poacher
Johnny Cowell Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
Jimmy Dale Alone Again, Naturally Toronto Instrumental
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Johnny Cowell You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Tender Loving Care
Tommy Ambrose Just for a Thrill Young Tommy Ambrose
Jerry Toth Theme From "Search" The Twelve Sides Of
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll The Vibe Sound Of
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Wally Koster Alberta Trail Alberta Trail b/w Sunset Waltz
Moe Koffman General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax
Rick Wilkins You Can Have Me Anytime Discovery
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Bess You is My Woman Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Jimmy Namaro Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Laurie Bower Singers What is Christmas Danielle b/w What is Christmas
Jimmy Namaro Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
John Arpin Your Love's Return Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Once I Loved (Gilbert/Jobim/DeMoraes) ST
Wally Koster Alone Together The Songs of Wally Koster
Moe Koffman Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
Moe Koffman Hambourg Bound Cool and Hot Sax
Hagood Hardy Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Hagood Hardy & the Montage Come Saturday Morning (Previn/Karlin) ST
Ed Bickert You're Right As Rain I Like To Recognize the Tune
Alex Read & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Waltz Medley (Bicycle Built for Two - Sidewalks of New York - Take Me Out to the Ball Game) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
John Arpin Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Direct to Disc
Johnny Cowell The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Ivy Steel God Bless the Child Reincarnation
Johnny Cowell Kornig - Post Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Doug Randle Maybe Life Will be Worth Living After All Songs for the New Industrial State
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening (re-issue)
Tommy Ambrose Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Laurie Bower Singers Hey Look Got a Feelin' for Love
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening
Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We? Feelin'
Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Johnny Cowell Stardust The Virtuoso Trumpet
Teddy Roderman Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Jimmy Namaro With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Johnny Cowell Siberian Love Song Our Winter Love
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Storyville Blues + Horn = Dixie
Joyce Sullivan Who Says There Ain't No Santa Claus The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Jimmy Namaro Sonny’s Daze Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Bill Badgley Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Compilation Hang On Sloopy (arranged by Howard Cable) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Doug Randle The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Tommy Ambrose Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Guido Basso Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velazquez) Lost in the Stars
Jimmy Namaro We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
Ron Collier Tentet Charade ST
Herb Marshall Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Ben McPeek Something Better to Do Thinking of You
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Jerry Toth Here's That Rainy Day The Music Of
Lucio Agostini Introduction Once Upon a Hundred Years
Johnny Cowell Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No. 3 (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Laurie Bower Singers Everything Old is New Again Looks Like We Made It
Pete Schofield and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Johnny Cowell Marcella's Waltz His Girl
Jimmy Namaro Good Morning Annie Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) Now!
Jimmy Namaro We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Brian Browne Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Jimmy Namaro Yesterdays At the Westbury
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach-David) Now!
Jimmy Davidson 'Trump' Ace in the Hole + Horn = Dixie
Rick Wilkins Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
John Arpin Augustan Club Waltzes (1901) Other Side Of Ragtime

ST

Bye Bye Baby

I Like To Recognize the Tune

The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)

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"

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" LABELS

Yorkville Avenue Band / "Moving Day" BACK

Thinking of You

Driftwood

We Gotta Get It All Together

Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury

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

At the Westbury

With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

Namaro, Jimmy

Jimmy Namaro-We Gotta Keep it Together LABEL 02

Jimmy Namaro-We Gotta Keep it Together LABEL 01

Jimmy Namaro-We Gotta Keep it Together BACK

Motorcars In Concert 1970

One More for the Road

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