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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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, 🇨🇦

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Mutual Understanding - Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye

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
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Blue Jade Sailin' Home
Amaro, Eugene Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Basso, Guido Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
Randle, Doug Colored Plastics Songs for the New Industrial State
McPeek, Ben Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Nimmons, Phil Group Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious Mary Popppins Swings
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Eli's Coming (Laura Nyro) ST
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Mike Fright Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Agostini, Lucio Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Appleyard, Peter Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Toth, Jerry Theme From "Search" The Twelve Sides Of
Marshall, Herb Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Badgley, Bill Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Cowell, Johnny Summertime Sunshine Hot Brass
Hogtown Trumpets Aztec CBC Comp 434 comp
Hoffert, Paul Growing Up The Jazz Roots of
Appleyard, Peter There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
McPeek, Ben Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves Peace Train
Breau, Lenny The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Nimmons, Phil Group In a Minor Mode Nimmons 'N' Nine
Appleyard, Peter Don't Get Around Much Anymore The Vibe Sound Of
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Ace in the Hole + Horn = Dixie
Koffman, Moe In the Mood Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Agostini, Lucio Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Koffman, Moe Backbone Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - This Can't Be Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Arpin, John You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Toth, Jerry Portrait of Caroline The Classic Jerry Toth
Koffman, Moe Paniano Goes Electric
Basso, Guido Anniversary Song It's Happening
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Arpin, John The Chevy Chase (1914) Other Side Of Ragtime
Compilation Hogtown Hoe-Down Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Basso, Guido Ten Little Indians It's Happening (re-issue)
Cuesta, Henry Forever April Clarinet With Strings
Zaza, Paul Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Basso, Guido I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
McCartney, Carol A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage You (Doug Riley) ST
Cowell, Johnny Stardust The Virtuoso Trumpet
Compilation Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas Motorcars In Concert 1970
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Bali Ha'I ST
Hardy, Hagood Don't Give up on Us Tell Me My Name
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Do Something Nice Today!
Compilation Snowmen Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Appleyard, Peter Streets of London ST
Basso, Guido Never Let Me Go A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Compilation Dave Young & Oscar Peterson - OP&D Jazz Toronto
Hogtown Trumpets Back Bacon Blues CBC Comp 434 comp
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Cowell, Johnny Road of Love Our Winter Love
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Koster, Wally September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Zaza, Paul Portrait of a Rose Faces and Places
Agostini, Lucio Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Randle, Doug Nicolston Dam Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Arpin, John Wild Cherries Rag (1908) Other Side Of Ragtime
Roderman, Teddy Goodbye Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Killing Me Softly (With This Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Arpin, John Cabaret Direct to Disc
Agostini, Lucio Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Toth, Jerry It's a Great Life Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Agostini, Lucio World of Music Action With Agostini
Breau, Lenny Compared To What Minor's Aloud
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby Strictly Nimmons
Amaro, Eugene I Found My Love Last Summer Warm
Cuesta, Henry Thorn in My Shoe Plays Favourites
Koffman, Moe Lord Have Mercy Goes Electric
Richardson, Jackie If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Toth, Jerry Guitar Concerto: Adagio The Music Of
Nimmons, Phil Group On the Autobahn Take 10
Laurie Bower Singers Lotta Love When You Say Goodbye
Collier, Ron Tentet Relaxin' ST
McPeek, Ben Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
McPeek, Ben Baked Apple Rag Thinking of You
Namaro, Jimmy Changing Keys At the Westbury
Appleyard, Peter Mambo #V Peter Appleyard Presents
Laurie Bower Singers Rain Brings People Together Wish I Was A Plane
Laurie Bower Singers Something is Happening Feelin'
Koster, Wally Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Storyville Blues + Horn = Dixie
Marshall, Herb Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Basso, Guido My Ideal One More for the Road
Cowell, Johnny Valley of the Six Hundred It's Gotta Be Love
Tennison, Robert Troupe I Can See (Instrumental) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Laurie Bower Singers Too Much Is On The Line When You Say Goodbye
Appleyard, Peter Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out + Horn = Dixie
Basso, Guido Mia Mia It's Happening (re-issue)
Namaro, Jimmy Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Agostini, Lucio Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Laurie Bower Singers When I Need You Looks Like We Made It
McPeek, Ben Mynah Merengue The Original Sounds of
Zaza, Paul Maid of the Mist Images

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