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
Hardy, Hagood Love of Life Tell Me My Name
Randle, Doug London by Night (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Cowell, Johnny Just One More Time His Girl
Wilkins, Rick You Can Have Me Anytime Discovery
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love CBC Comp 409
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Rockin' Good Way Bluesprint
Zaza, Paul Swallow Flight Images
Agostini, Lucio Que Sera Sera Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Knights of the Round Flugel Your Cheating Heart (Hank Williams) Bye Bye Love
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Namaro, Jimmy I Cover The Waterfront At the Westbury
Cowell, Johnny Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Arpin, John Dance in the Old Fashioned Way Direct to Disc
Cowell, Johnny Goodbye My Love The Tender Loving Care
McPeek, Ben Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves Peace Train
Cuesta, Henry Me And You And A Dog Named Boo Plays Favourites
Cuesta, Henry Way Down Deep Plays Favourites
Koster, Wally Lost in the Stars The Songs of Wally Koster
Dale, Jimmy Strange Music Profiles
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Breau, Lenny I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Dale, Jimmy Triste Soft and Groovy
Richardson, Jackie If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians 007 Medley (Dr. No, Goldfinger) The Old Meets the New
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Introducin' My Man It’s a Sign of the Times
Boogus Take Your Clothes Off CBC Comp 403 comp
Laurie Bower Singers Magnificent Sanctuary Band Morning Has Broken
Cowell, Johnny Marcella It's Gotta Be Love
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons
Cowell, Johnny Spring Rain Our Winter Love
Zaza, Paul Wonderman Faces and Places
Cuesta, Henry Lonely Girl Clarinet With Strings
Hardy, Hagood Juarez '62 Reflections
McPeek, Ben Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
Hardy, Hagood Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Yorkville Avenue Band All of You "Moving Day"
Basso, Guido 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Voices of Spring Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Cowell, Johnny Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Appleyard, Peter The Man That Got Away Per-cus-sive Jazz
Cowell, Johnny The Swagger O' The Kilt His Girl
Toth, Jerry It's a Great Life Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Bickert, Ed Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Hardy, Hagood Christmas Waltz The Christmas Album
Hardy, Hagood Watching Through the Night Maybe Tomorrow
Roderman, Teddy Autumn Concerto Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Koffman, Moe Hey There Cool and Hot Sax
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Oh Didn't He Ramble Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Agostini, Lucio Guadalajara Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Bickert, Ed Polkadots & Moonbeams I Like To Recognize the Tune
Laurie Bower Singers El Condor Pasa Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Amaro, Eugene Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Amaro, Eugene People The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Appleyard, Peter Moonlight Feels Right ST
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Guantanamera Montage
Cowell, Johnny Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Breau, Lenny Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Hardy, Hagood Never-Never Land Stop 33 Sutton Place
Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Stone, Fred Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It Takes Time (Shirley Eikhard) It's Impossible
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
Laurie Bower Singers Up On Cripple Creek Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Randle, Doug One Way Swimming Songs for the New Industrial State
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times
Basso, Guido Mia Mia It's Happening
Roderman, Teddy The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Namaro, Jimmy One of a Kind Mambo With Mallets A 4 Thought
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Mrs. Robinson The Now Sound
Moses, Kathryn Midnight ST
Wilson, Doug Quartet Canadian Theme Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Laurie Bower Singers Could I Have This Dance It Goes Like It Goes
Boogus Roller Queen CBC Comp 403 comp
Zaza, Paul Blue Lagoon Images
Hoffert, Paul With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Bess You is My Woman Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Toth, Jerry Make Me Rainbows The Music Of
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Wolverine Blues Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Agostini, Lucio Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - Annie Is Back 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Appleyard, Peter Dragnet Per-cus-sive Jazz
Randle, Doug Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Toth, Jerry The Fool On the Hill The Music Of
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Arpin, John Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Breau, Lenny My Funny Valentine Guitar Sounds From
Basso, Guido Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
Agostini, Lucio Caprice Canadien Action With Agostini
Appleyard, Peter Night Journey Peter Appleyard Presents
Cowell, Johnny Runnin' Away Hot Brass
Laurie Bower Singers Ready To Take A Chance You
Laurie Bower Singers Don't Blame Me Laurie Bower
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One 'O' Nine Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Appleyard, Peter Ben The Lincolnshire Poacher
Appleyard, Peter Lazy Silhouettes The Lincolnshire Poacher

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