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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six	Squits	Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64	04:24
McPeek, Ben	Imagine	Peace Train	02:59
Hardy, Hagood	It's Sad to Belong to Someone Else	Tell Me My Name	03:10
Laurie Bower Singers	Epilogue	Morning Has Broken	00:37
Namaro, Jimmy	St. Louis Blues Pachanga	Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra	02:30
Basso, Guido	Suite P.E.I.	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	17:40
Badgley, Bill	Fernando	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:39
Laurie Bower Singers	Penny Lane	Feelin'	02:56
Koffman, Moe	General Delivery	Cool and Hot Sax	03:20
Koster, Wally	September Song	The Songs of Wally Koster	03:16
Randle, Doug	Out of this World (Elan Stuart, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	04:00
Zaza, Paul	The Magic Island	Images	02:51
Namaro, Jimmy	I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin'	With Mallets A 4 Thought	02:51
Richardson, Jackie	I Like Your Company - Old Friends	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	04:32
Basso, Guido	Embraceable You	A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)	06:13
Hogtown Trumpets	Aztec	CBC Comp 434 comp	02:47
McPeek, Ben	Thinking of You	Thinking of You	02:15
Butler, Bill	My Heart at thy Sweet Voice	Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler	02:46
Basso, Guido	Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered	And All That Latin Jazz!	02:21
Agostini, Lucio	Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme)	Once Upon a Hundred Years	07:24
Laurie Bower Singers	If You Feel	Got a Feelin' for Love	02:40
Toth, Jerry	Who Are You Now? .. Nicholas Fiore flute solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:19
Basso, Guido	East of the Sun	One More for the Road	07:21
Toth, Jerry	The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo	The Classic Jerry Toth	02:45
Breau, Lenny	King of the Road	Guitar Sounds From	02:29
Agostini, Lucio	Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	03:03
Amaro, Eugene	Did You Say	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	01:57
Butler, Bill	Summertime	The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler	02:25
Badgley, Bill	Aubrey	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	02:34
Appleyard, Peter	Peter Gunn	Per-cus-sive Jazz	02:57
Compilation	Ben McPeek - For Lovin' Me	Motorcars In Concert 1970	01:52
Compilation	Phil Nimmons Quartet - There is No Greater Love	CBC Comp 409	02:50
Agostini, Lucio	Caprice Canadien	Action With Agostini	02:16
Amaro, Eugene	Ruby	Warm	03:08
Koffman, Moe	Hambourg Bound	Cool and Hot Sax	04:05
Koffman, Moe	Song for My Father	Turned on	02:54
Mutual Understanding	If You Say Goodbye	Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye	03:45
Roderman, Teddy	Sunny	Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones	02:11
Zaza, Paul	High Spirits	Faces and Places	02:30
Zaza, Paul	Swallow Flight	Images	03:45
Koffman, Moe	Backbone Twist	Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens	02:21
Sullivan, Joyce	Bill	The Songs of Joyce Sullivan	03:16
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats	Nellie Medley (Wait 'Til the Sun Shines Nellie - Wore a Tulip - Old Grey Bonnet - I Want a Gal) (arr. Read)	From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)	02:15
Dale, Jimmy	The Look Of Love	Soft and Groovy	03:21
Cowell, Johnny	Freeze!	Our Winter Love	02:07
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree	Do Something Nice Today!	02:47
Toth, Jerry	Eye Level	The Classic Jerry Toth	03:23
Basso, Guido	Early Morning Rain	Love Talk	02:21
Compilation	Season of the Yonge	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	03:07
Namaro, Jimmy	This Could be the Start of Something Big	Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury	03:40
Arpin, John	You are the Sunshine of My Life	Direct to Disc	02:58
Phillips, Colina	River Jordan	Toronto Vocalist	03:05
Hardy, Hagood	Juarez '62	Reflections	03:13
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage	If	Montage	02:38
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Appleyard, Peter	A Face Like Yours	Peter Appleyard Presents	03:58
Randle, Doug	Lonely Girl (Doug Crosley, vocalist)	Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists	03:20
McPeek, Ben	Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady	Thinking of You	03:20
Namaro, Jimmy	Nothing in This World (Compares With You)	With Mallets A 4 Thought	03:37
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith	Sailin' Home	Sailin' Home	04:15
Badgley, Bill	If You Leave Me Now	Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky	03:09
McPeek, Ben	Keyboard Grease	Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease	02:31
Amaro, Eugene	Midnight Blue	Twilight Time	02:53
Badgley, Bill	Moon Love	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:15
Laurie Bower Singers	El Condor Pasa	Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....	03:40
Richardson, Jackie	A Single Woman	Woman's View... Through Child Eyes	03:08
Agostini, Lucio	The Partisan (Marley - Zaret)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:38
Agostini, Lucio	Tororito (Lucio Aostini)	Toronto Composer / Arranger	02:11
Compilation	Woodland City	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	03:47
Collier, Ron Tentet	Come Sunday	ST	03:02
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage	You're Here	Montage	03:32
Basso, Guido	Tequila	It's Happening	02:43
McPeek, Ben	Ramblin' Rose	The Original Sounds of	01:54
Compilation	Teach Me	Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?	02:37
Basso, Guido	Fascinating Rhythm	Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert	03:43
Basso, Guido	You're Nearer	One More for the Road	06:03
Toth, Jerry	Peaceful	The Twelve Sides Of	02:55
Compilation	Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow	CBC Comp 409	03:25
Agostini, Lucio	Chuck Wagon Race	Once Upon a Hundred Years	00:51
Appleyard, Peter	Satin Doll	The Vibe Sound Of	02:41
Amaro, Eugene	Strangers In The Night	The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)	02:42
Badgley, Bill	Theme from the Sand Pebbles	At the Ports of Call	02:18
Toth, Jerry	It's a Great Life	The Music Of	02:09
Namaro, Jimmy	African Echoes	We Gotta Get It All Together	02:09
Hardy, Hagood	Winter Wonderland	The Christmas Album	02:36
Cowell, Johnny	Stay With Me	The Tender Loving Care	02:11
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Goin' Out Of My Head	The Now Sound	03:29
Arpin, John	Dance in the Old Fashioned Way	Direct to Disc	02:48
Zaza, Paul	Fiesta Romantica	Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)	04:35
Nimmons, Phil Group	Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Nosey	Strictly Nimmons	05:38
Thompson, Don 'D.T.'	I Love You, Yes I Do	Bluesprint	03:40
Toth, Jerry	Pieces Of Dreams	The Twelve Sides Of	02:36
Koffman, Moe	Mrs. Robinson	Turned on	02:31
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians	Laughter in the Rain	Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎	03:50
Badgley, Bill	In the Arms of Love	Blue-Ribbon Badgley	02:34
Koffman, Moe	Flute Salad	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:38
Koffman, Moe	Bermuda Schwartz	The Shepherd Swings Again	03:47
Cowell, Johnny	Spring Rain	Our Winter Love	02:13
Appleyard, Peter	Sophisticated Lady	ST	02:42
Ambrose, Tommy	This Song Is Ended	Young Tommy Ambrose	02:18

The Toronto Jazz Scene

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Browne, Brian Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

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Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra - ST

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Breau, Lenny - ST

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Namaro, Jimmy - We Gotta Get It All Together

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Badgley, Bill - Blue-Ribbon Badgley

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Badgley, Bill - At the Ports of Call

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Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

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Collier, Ron Tentet - ST

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Amaro, Eugene - Warm

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Agostini, Lucio - Action With Agostini

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Schofield, Pete and the Canadians - It’s a Sign of the Times

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Laurie Bower Singers - You

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Toth, Jerry - The Twelve Sides Of

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Hardy, Hagood & the Montage - ST

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Wilkins, Rick - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

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McPeek, Ben - Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease

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Hardy, Hagood - As Time Goes By

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Sanderlings - With The Jim Pirie Orchestra

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Hoffert, Paul - The Jazz Roots of

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Zaza, Paul - Faces and Places

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Namaro, Jimmy - With Mallets A 4 Thought

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McPeek, Ben - The Original Sounds of

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Laurie Bower Singers - Take Me Home Country Roads

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Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64

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Basso, Guido - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

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Randle, Doug - Songs for the New Industrial State

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Richardson, Jackie - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

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Breau, Lenny - Minor's Aloud

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Basso, Guido - It's Happening (re-issue)

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

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