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
Butler, Bill Spring Will be a Little Late This Year The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Koffman, Moe Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Basso, Guido You're Nearer One More for the Road
Basso, Guido East of the Sun One More for the Road
Zaza, Paul Autumn Reflections Images
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Pagan Love Song ST
Laurie Bower Singers Think I'll Write a Song Back Home Again
Badgley, Bill After The Lovin' Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Namaro, Jimmy St. Louis Blues Pachanga Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians (Do You Know The Way To) San Jose The Now Sound
Richardson, Jackie I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Zaza, Paul Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Stone, Fred Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
Moses, Kathryn Oleo ST
Breau, Lenny Don't Think Twice (It's All Right) ST
Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Cowell, Johnny Sweet and Sour Chop Chop Hot Brass
Laurie Bower Singers Sing Me a Rainbow Feelin'
Laurie Bower Singers Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard Morning Has Broken
Randle, Doug Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Basso, Guido What a Friend It's Happening (re-issue)
Phillips, Colina Trying Times Toronto Vocalist
Appleyard, Peter Wave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Toth, Jerry The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Bickert, Ed I'll Follow the Sun I Like To Recognize the Tune
Amadio, Norman Trio Lullaby of the Leaves ST
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Badgley, Bill Georgy Girl Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Badgley, Bill Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
McPeek, Ben Suzanne Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Namaro, Jimmy Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Appleyard, Peter Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Breau, Lenny I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Mirage ST
Laurie Bower Singers When You Say Goodbye When You Say Goodbye
Hardy, Hagood When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Hardy, Hagood Juarez '62 Reflections
Koffman, Moe Twist the Hully Gully Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Arpin, John Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Amaro, Eugene Send In The Clowns Warm
Wilkins, Rick Quiescence For the Sake of Music
Koffman, Moe Cloud Nine The Shepherd Swings Again
Yorkville Avenue Band Tonight "Moving Day"
Randle, Doug Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - Stompin' at the Savoy CBC Comp 409
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra Invitation And I Love Her
Basso, Guido Mia Mia It's Happening
Hoffert, Paul Phoenix The Jazz Roots of
Sullivan, Joyce Friendly Star The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? Do Something Nice Today!
Koffman, Moe Up, Up and Away Turned on
Appleyard, Peter The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Laurie Bower Singers Penny Lane Feelin'
Laurie Bower Singers Happy Dreamer Wish I Was A Plane
Amadio, Norman Trio Oh Lady Be Good ST
Hardy, Hagood Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Cowell, Johnny Valley of the Six Hundred It's Gotta Be Love
Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Namaro, Jimmy Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
McPeek, Ben Ramblin' Rose The Original Sounds of
Koffman, Moe Sunshower (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Appleyard, Peter There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Hardy, Hagood Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Yorkville Avenue Band All of You "Moving Day"
Sullivan, Joyce Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Cuesta, Henry Rose Garden Plays Favourites
Badgley, Bill Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Compilation Ben McPeek - For Lovin' Me Motorcars In Concert 1970
Laurie Bower Singers Sundown Back Home Again
Basso, Guido Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered And All That Latin Jazz!
McPeek, Ben Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Basso, Guido Sweet Gingerbread Man Love Talk
Yorkville Avenue Band The Big Noise From Vinnetka "Moving Day"
Ambrose, Tommy Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Koffman, Moe Flute Salad The Shepherd Swings Again
Namaro, Jimmy Blues for Fives featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl The Toronto Sessions
Collier, Ron Tentet The Thrill is Gone ST
Nimmons, Phil Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Wilkins, Rick Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears The Toronto Sessions
Appleyard, Peter Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Browne, Brian Trio Blue Hair The Toronto Scene
Namaro, Jimmy Carnival Brasiliero Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Namaro, Jimmy I Cover The Waterfront At the Westbury
Agostini, Lucio Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Zaza, Paul Follow the Sun Faces and Places
Arpin, John You are the Sunshine of My Life Direct to Disc
Breau, Lenny I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Cowell, Johnny Freeze! Our Winter Love
Basso, Guido Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
Namaro, Jimmy On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Richardson, Jackie I Alone Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Arpin, John Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Hardy, Hagood Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Koffman, Moe House of Green Lights Tales of Koffman
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Guantanamera Montage

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