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
Zaza, Paul Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
Amadio, Norman Trio Taboo ST
Agostini, Lucio The Girls of Spain Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
Badgley, Bill Georgy Girl Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Dale, Jimmy Could it be Magic Profiles
Breau, Lenny I Remember Hank Mo' Breau
Yorkville Avenue Band St. Louis Blues "Moving Day"
Centro, Vic Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
McPeek, Ben Fascinating Rhythm His Voices and His Orchestra
Basso, Guido Goofus It's Happening (re-issue)
Butler, Bill Intermezzo Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Koffman, Moe Soul Finger Turned on
Hardy, Hagood A Time for Us As Time Goes By
Namaro, Jimmy Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Basso, Guido Canada It's Happening (re-issue)
Toth, Jerry Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
Breau, Lenny Please Release Me (Horton & Peck) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Stone, Fred Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Aquarius (Galt McDermot/Ragni/Rado) ST
Namaro, Jimmy Tahiti Boat Driftwood
Cowell, Johnny It's Gotta be Love It's Gotta Be Love
Agostini, Lucio Hoedown Action With Agostini
Amaro, Eugene Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Georgia Camp Meeting + Horn = Dixie
Yorkville Avenue Band Takin' Me Through the Night "Moving Day"
Toth, Jerry Guitar Concerto: Adagio The Music Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach-David) Now!
Amaro, Eugene Send In The Clowns Warm
Cowell, Johnny Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
McCartney, Carol A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Randle, Doug One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Basso, Guido Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
Steel, Ivy What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Champagne and Quail Halifax Instrumental
Compilation Carol Welsman - Lucky to be Me Jazz Toronto
Randle, Doug Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Agostini, Lucio Mulberry Bush Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Appleyard, Peter Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Basso, Guido Take the 'A' Train And All That Latin Jazz!
Zaza, Paul Sailing By Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Zaza, Paul Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Appleyard, Peter Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Butler, Bill June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Basso, Guido Cry Love Talk
Amadio, Norman Trio Hallelujah ST
Appleyard, Peter Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Not Soon Enough Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Roderman, Teddy Yellow Days Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Browne, Brian Trio After Midnight Toronto Instrumental
Hardy, Hagood Travellin' On The Homecoming
Amaro, Eugene On Days Like These The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Laurie Bower Singers Daniel Wish I Was A Plane
Wilkins, Rick Jazz Gavotte From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
2B3 Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief The Toronto Sessions
Roderman, Teddy The Green Grass Starts To Grow Makin' It With You
Collier, Ron Orchestra & Duke Ellington Song And Dance Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Cuesta, Henry At a Georgia Camp Meeting Clarinet With Strings
Randle, Doug Colored Plastics Songs for the New Industrial State
Compilation Ben McPeek - For Lovin' Me Motorcars In Concert 1970
Compilation Teach Me Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Koffman, Moe Monks Monastery Tales of Koffman
Dale, Jimmy Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
Roderman, Teddy Sunshine, Lollipops and Roses Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Namaro, Jimmy African Echoes featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 1st movement Transformations - Invocations
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Ballin' the Jack + Horn = Dixie
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Rag Medley (Rogers) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Yorkville Avenue Band Tonight "Moving Day"
Koffman, Moe Tangerine (Bossa Nova) Tales of Koffman
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Bess You is My Woman Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Laurie Bower Singers Battle Of New Orleans Wish I Was A Plane
Butler, Bill The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ambrose, Tommy Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Appleyard, Peter Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Laurie Bower Singers Una Paloma Got a Feelin' for Love
Agostini, Lucio Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Butler, Bill Summertime The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Steel, Ivy Boudoirs Reincarnation
Randle, Doug You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
McPeek, Ben Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Richardson, Jackie Finer Wine Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Basso, Guido Let It Snow Christmas Today
Cowell, Johnny Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage How I Think of You Montage
Hardy, Hagood Don't You Think it's Time to Come Back Home Tell Me My Name
Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Namaro, Jimmy Lonely One featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Cowell, Johnny Blood of the Brave Bull The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Cowell, Johnny Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Cowell, Johnny Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Basso, Guido Tara's Theme It's Happening
Badgley, Bill All Blue-Ribbon Badgley

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