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
Basso, Guido What A Friend It's Happening
Hardy, Hagood You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Wilkins, Rick Somewhere Along the Way My Heart Belongs to Me
Cowell, Johnny Like No Other Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Appleyard, Peter 'S Wonderful The Vibe Sound Of
Toth, Jerry Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
Zaza, Paul Sailing By Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Koffman, Moe Dr. Swahili Goes Electric
Laurie Bower Singers Sundown Back Home Again
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians I'll be Waiting Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Agostini, Lucio Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Laurie Bower Singers Oh My Lady Wish I Was A Plane
Basso, Guido Early Morning Rain Love Talk
Dale, Jimmy Baubles, Bangles and Beads Profiles
Laurie Bower Singers Just a Little Song Back Home Again
McPeek, Ben Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Koffman, Moe Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Riccio, Pat Matchmaker (Bock-Harnick) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Agostini, Lucio St. Thomas Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Badgley, Bill Moon Love At the Ports of Call
Collier, Ron Tentet The Thrill is Gone ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Told You So Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Koffman, Moe Icicle Bells (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Breau, Lenny The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Laurie Bower Singers When I Need You Looks Like We Made It
Marshall, Herb Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Far Away Places Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
McPeek, Ben Leave Tenderly Thinking of You
Appleyard, Peter Donald's Duck The Lincolnshire Poacher
Breau, Lenny She Thinks I Still Care (Dickey Lee) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Roderman, Teddy Stay Awhile (Ken Tobias) Stay Awhile
McPeek, Ben Thinking of You Thinking of You
Namaro, Jimmy Over the Rainbow Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Fidgety Feet + Horn = Dixie
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Monkey Music Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Randle, Doug Colored Plastics Songs for the New Industrial State
Koffman, Moe The Calm (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Agostini, Lucio Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Laurie Bower Singers Rock With You When You Say Goodbye
Koster, Wally Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Breau, Lenny Indian Reflections For Ravi The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Namaro, Jimmy Love With Mallets A 4 Thought
McPeek, Ben One Less Bell To Answer Peace Train
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil) Now!
Roderman, Teddy Animal Crackers in My Soup Makin' It With You
Agostini, Lucio Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Riccio, Pat Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Breau, Lenny Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Laurie Bower Singers Too Much Is On The Line When You Say Goodbye
Richardson, Jackie Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Basso, Guido Anniversary Song It's Happening
Koffman, Moe Goin' Out of My Head Turned on
Amaro, Eugene What's Goin' On Twilight Time
Basso, Guido You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Namaro, Jimmy Lara's Theme Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
Hardy, Hagood As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
Butler, Bill A Portrait of a Piano Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Agostini, Lucio Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Butler, Bill Canadian Sunset Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
Badgley, Bill Fernando Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Crosley, Doug Sing a Happy Song (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Hoffert, Paul 6 Bar Theme The Jazz Roots of
Hardy, Hagood Leaside Bridge As Time Goes By
Appleyard, Peter Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Hardy, Hagood Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Namaro, Jimmy One of a Kind Mambo With Mallets A 4 Thought
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - Stompin' at the Savoy CBC Comp 409
Browne, Brian Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Laurie Bower Singers Looks Like We Made It Looks Like We Made It
Amadio, Norman Trio Frenesi ST
Sullivan, Joyce Say it Isn't So The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Moses, Kathryn My Romance ST
Wilkins, Rick The Very Thought of You From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Agostini, Lucio Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Namaro, Jimmy Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Hardy, Hagood When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Basso, Guido Embraceable You A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Sunny The Now Sound
Basso, Guido Mia Mia It's Happening (re-issue)
Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Roderman, Teddy The Drifter Makin' It With You
Richardson, Jackie I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Basso, Guido Ramblin' It's Happening
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Laurie Bower Singers Rain Brings People Together Wish I Was A Plane
Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
Ambrose, Tommy This Song Is Ended Young Tommy Ambrose
Amadio, Norman Trio You Do Something To Me ST
Appleyard, Peter What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? The Lincolnshire Poacher
Koffman, Moe Marty's Morgue The Shepherd Swings Again
Butler, Bill June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I'll See You in My Dreams Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Centro, Vic Sextet El Choclo ST
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Where or When Trombone - Teddy Roderman

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