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
Namaro, Jimmy Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Basso, Guido Let It Snow Christmas Today
Sullivan, Joyce Grandfather's Clock The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Steel, Ivy Easy Living Reincarnation
Arpin, John Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Nimmons, Phil Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Namaro, Jimmy Cha Cha Chimes Driftwood
Wilkins, Rick The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
Hardy, Hagood Send in the Clowns Maybe Tomorrow
Cowell, Johnny Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Wilkins, Rick We Will Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Where or When Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Breau, Lenny Mister Night ST
Cowell, Johnny Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra I Enjoy Being a Girl And I Love Her
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Nova Scotia Farewell CBC Comp 409
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
Basso, Guido I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Zaza, Paul For Julia Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Butler, Bill Summertime The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Zaza, Paul Lake Louise Images
Basso, Guido If I Let You Go Love Talk
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Summer Love Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' I Love You, Yes I Do Bluesprint
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot) Do Something Nice Today!
Cowell, Johnny Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Hardy, Hagood I Feel It Stop 33 Sutton Place
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Nimmons, Phil Group Step in Time Mary Popppins Swings
McCartney, Carol No More Blues A Night in Tunisia
Badgley, Bill Lady Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Zaza, Paul Marina Del Ray Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Arpin, John Go My Way Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Appleyard, Peter Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Collier, Ron Tentet Hockey Theme ST
Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Marshall, Herb Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis) Toronto Vocalist
Butler, Bill The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Appleyard, Peter Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Arpin, John Augustan Club Waltzes (1901) Other Side Of Ragtime
Koffman, Moe Flute Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Wilkins, Rick Should I Love Again From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Appleyard, Peter What I Did For Love ST
Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Koffman, Moe Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
Richardson, Jackie Thank You Lord Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Cowell, Johnny Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Dale, Jimmy I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Bronze (The Contest) Transformations - Invocations
Hardy, Hagood Just the Way You Are Reflections
Namaro, Jimmy Hammering Home With Mallets A 4 Thought
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Time After Time The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Dale, Jimmy Wave Soft and Groovy
McPeek, Ben Someday Soon The Original Sounds of
Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Swing Sisters Royal Garden Blues Davenport Blues
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
McPeek, Ben A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
Gillis, Don Baby It's Alright Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
McPeek, Ben Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! His Voices and His Orchestra
Appleyard, Peter Angel Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Basso, Guido Portrait of Guido (Phil Dwyer) Lost in the Stars
Appleyard, Peter Streets of London ST
Amaro, Eugene Send In The Clowns Warm
Laurie Bower Singers Thorn In My Shoe Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Dale, Jimmy Could it be Magic Profiles
Agostini, Lucio Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Breau, Lenny Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Koster, Wally My One and Only Love The Songs of Wally Koster
Namaro, Jimmy September Song Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Laurie Bower Singers A Love Song Laurie Bower
Namaro, Jimmy Venezuela With Mallets A 4 Thought
Riccio, Pat Then I'll Be Tired of You (Schwarz-Harburg) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Basso, Guido Nightcap It's Happening (re-issue)
Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Richardson, Jackie Finer Wine Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Arpin, John The Last Time I Saw Her Face Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Appleyard, Peter Donald's Duck The Lincolnshire Poacher
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Koffman, Moe Hambourg Bound Cool and Hot Sax
Wilkins, Rick Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars) For the Sake of Music
Collier, Ron Tentet Lee's Lament ST
Laurie Bower Singers Shadow Song Wish I Was A Plane
Appleyard, Peter Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Cowell, Johnny Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Basso, Guido Cuminha Cruzado And All That Latin Jazz!
Nimmons, Phil Group Steve's Theme Take 10
Richardson, Jackie Papa Can You Hear Me - Piece of the Sky Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Cuesta, Henry The Promised Land Plays Favourites
Basso, Guido 'Round Midnight Overture (Phil Dwyer) Lost in the Stars
Agostini, Lucio Linstead Market Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Roderman, Teddy Feelin' Kinda Sunday Makin' It With You

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