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.

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

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra - ST

London, England, 🇬🇧 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Breau, Lenny - ST

Auburn, Maine, 🇺🇸 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Namaro, Jimmy - We Gotta Get It All Together

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

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Badgley, Bill - Blue-Ribbon Badgley

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Badgley, Bill - At the Ports of Call

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Collier, Ron Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Amaro, Eugene - Warm

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Agostini, Lucio - Action With Agostini

Fano, Italy → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Schofield, Pete and the Canadians - It’s a Sign of the Times

Don Mills, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Laurie Bower Singers - You

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Toth, Jerry - The Twelve Sides Of

Windsor, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hardy, Hagood & the Montage - ST

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Wilkins, Rick - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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McPeek, Ben - Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hardy, Hagood - As Time Goes By

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Sanderlings - With The Jim Pirie Orchestra

St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, 🇨🇦

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Hoffert, Paul - The Jazz Roots of

Brooklyn, New York, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Zaza, Paul - Faces and Places

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Namaro, Jimmy - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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

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McPeek, Ben - The Original Sounds of

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Laurie Bower Singers - Take Me Home Country Roads

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Bickert, Ed - ST

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

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Basso, Guido - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Randle, Doug - Songs for the New Industrial State

Calgary, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Richardson, Jackie - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Breau, Lenny - Minor's Aloud

Auburn, Maine, 🇺🇸 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Guido Basso - Christmas Today

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Lucio Agostini - Once Upon a Hundred Years

Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith - Sailin' Home

Per-cus-sive Jazz

With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra

45-Teddy Roderman - Stay Awhile VINYL 02

CBC Comp 409

Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada

Doug Randle-Songs For the Industrial State LABEL 02

Doug Randle-Songs For the Industrial State INSERT SIDE 01

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

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

Toronto What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge LABEL 02

45-Guido Basso - Put Your Hand In The Hand SIDE 02

Put Your Hand in the Hand

Amadio, Norman Trio / ST

Laurie Bower

The Twelve Sides Of

Arpin, John / Arpin Plays Lightfoot

McPeek, Ben / Peace Train

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Schofield, Pete & the Canadians - It’s a Sign of the Times

Namaro, Jimmy (Jimmy Johnson Namaro) - Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music

Schofield, Pete & the Canadians - The Now Sound

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Morning Has Broken

Laurie Bower Singers / Take Me Home Country Roads

From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Roderman, Teddy What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Arpin, John Efficiency Rag Concert In Ragtime
Zaza, Paul The Magic Island Images
Basso, Guido Sweet Georgia Fame A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Zaza, Paul Sun Ranch Coasting (with Isaacs)
Koffman, Moe General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax
Appleyard, Peter Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Agostini, Lucio Voyageur Canoe Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Basso, Guido Trust in Me And All That Latin Jazz!
Appleyard, Peter What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
McPeek, Ben Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Richardson, Jackie If I Could Only Sleep Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
McPeek, Ben Both Sides Now Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Koster, Wally Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
McPeek, Ben Admiral Halsey Peace Train
Wilson, Doug Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
McCartney, Carol A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Koster, Wally The More I See You The Songs of Wally Koster
Amaro, Eugene Sans Souci The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree Do Something Nice Today!
Basso, Guido Ten Little Indians It's Happening (re-issue)
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' South Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Ambrose, Tommy Margie Young Tommy Ambrose
Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
McPeek, Ben Peace Train Peace Train
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage If I Could ST
Stone, Fred Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
Koffman, Moe Sunshower (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Namaro, Jimmy Lara's Theme Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Koffman, Moe Icicle Bells (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Breau, Lenny Anytime (Herbert Lawson) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Wilkins, Rick Tomorrow For the Sake of Music
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Cowell, Johnny Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
2B3 Bill Payne, Rob Gusevs - Hip Hug-her The Toronto Sessions
Cowell, Johnny Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Cowell, Johnny Sangre De Toro Bravo The Virtuoso Trumpet
2B3 Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest The Toronto Sessions
Basso, Guido Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas Today
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Wolverine Blues Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Hardy, Hagood (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Bickert, Ed Manha de Carnaval ST
Gillis, Don Lady Death Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Agostini, Lucio Coastin' Action With Agostini
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil) Now!
Mutual Understanding If You Say Goodbye Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Hardy, Hagood Beauty Stop 33 Sutton Place
Appleyard, Peter The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Cowell, Johnny Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Koffman, Moe Forest Flower Goes Electric
Namaro, Jimmy Anna Maria Waltz featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Namaro, Jimmy Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Badgley, Bill In the Arms of Love At the Ports of Call
Dale, Jimmy Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Bickert, Ed They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Roderman, Teddy The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Koffman, Moe Monks Monastery Tales of Koffman
Arpin, John I Can't Depend On Love Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Roderman, Teddy Watching Scotty Grow Makin' It With You
Breau, Lenny Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Ed's Comp Strictly Nimmons
Namaro, Jimmy Call Me Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Nimmons, Phil Group In a Minor Mode Nimmons 'N' Nine
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith View from Paddy's Head Sailin' Home
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Kicks (Closing Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Agostini, Lucio Captain Bacardi Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Namaro, Jimmy Sam For Short At the Westbury
Arpin, John King Porter Stomp Concert In Ragtime
Amaro, Eugene I Just Fall In Love Again Warm
Roderman, Teddy Meditation Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Canada (A Centennial Song) It’s a Sign of the Times
Basso, Guido You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Cowell, Johnny Just One More Time His Girl
Arpin, John Dead Man Blues Other Side Of Ragtime
Agostini, Lucio Taxi Action With Agostini
Breau, Lenny Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Basso, Guido I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Cowell, Johnny Herman Bellstedt - Napoli (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Collier, Ron Tentet Fair Wind ST
Appleyard, Peter Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Vibe Sound Of
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Hardy, Hagood Harlequin (A Time for Love) Reflections
Crosley, Doug Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Badgley, Bill Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Midnight Bells Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Browne, Brian Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Dale, Jimmy Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Dance of the Only Son Sailin' Home
Namaro, Jimmy Nothing in This World (Compares With You) With Mallets A 4 Thought
McPeek, Ben Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Koffman, Moe Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Ambrose, Tommy Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Candida It's Impossible
Namaro, Jimmy Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Appleyard, Peter What I Did For Love ST
Toth, Jerry Eye Level The Classic Jerry Toth

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