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
Amaro, Eugene Danny Boy The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Agostini, Lucio Fiddler's Frolic Action With Agostini
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - This Can't Be Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Lujon ST
Koster, Wally Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Namaro, Jimmy Kcammot Driftwood
Boogus Take Your Clothes Off CBC Comp 403 comp
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Music To Watch Girls By The Now Sound
Dale, Jimmy Stranger in Paradise Profiles
Badgley, Bill How Insensitive At the Ports of Call
Namaro, Jimmy Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Zaza, Paul Sailing By Coasting (with Isaacs)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sweet Leilani ST
Agostini, Lucio Night In Spain Action With Agostini
Amaro, Eugene Midnight Blue Twilight Time
Badgley, Bill Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Amadio, Norman Trio Enchantment ST
Basso, Guido Estate A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Namaro, Jimmy Late Late Blues With Mallets A 4 Thought
Cowell, Johnny Marcella It's Gotta Be Love
Centro, Vic Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Arpin, John Bethena Concert In Ragtime
Zaza, Paul Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
Basso, Guido Besame Mucho (Consuelo Velazquez) Lost in the Stars
Arpin, John Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
Compilation Indian Summer City Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Badgley, Bill Aubrey Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Georgy Girl The Now Sound
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Yes It's Toronto Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Crosley, Doug (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Koffman, Moe House of Green Lights Tales of Koffman
Centro, Vic Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Appleyard, Peter Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Roderman, Teddy Niagara Makin' It With You
Namaro, Jimmy Dark Eyes Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Marshall, Herb Love Music (Sergio Mendez) Toronto Vocalist
Steel, Ivy Boudoirs Reincarnation
Basso, Guido Goofus It's Happening (re-issue)
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Fair Weather The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Koffman, Moe Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Wilkins, Rick Lowdown My Heart Belongs to Me
Compilation Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - In The Words of a Lover 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Arpin, John Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Laurie Bower Singers You You
Laurie Bower Singers Come To Mother Got a Feelin' for Love
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Badgley, Bill June At the Ports of Call
Cowell, Johnny Road of Love Our Winter Love
Richardson, Jackie Thank You Lord Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
McPeek, Ben Every Bit of Love Thinking of You
Gillis, Don Baby It's Alright Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
Amaro, Eugene My Love Twilight Time
Breau, Lenny That's All The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Bill Badgley - Walk On By Motorcars In Concert 1970
Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Arpin, John Dance in the Old Fashioned Way Direct to Disc
Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
Ambrose, Tommy While We're Young Young Tommy Ambrose
Cuesta, Henry Fate Clarinet With Strings
Wilkins, Rick Why Think About Tomorrow From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Zaza, Paul Flutey Fuge Faces and Places
Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
McPeek, Ben For Lovin Me The Original Sounds of
Cuesta, Henry Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Moses, Kathryn Touch Me ST
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I'll Be With You in Appleblossom Time Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Appleyard, Peter Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Cowell, Johnny Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Roderman, Teddy Beautiful Second Hand Man Makin' It With You
Laurie Bower Singers Glitter Queen Got a Feelin' for Love
Laurie Bower Singers Fool That I Am It Goes Like It Goes
Zaza, Paul Foxy Lady Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
McPeek, Ben If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Twooch Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Compilation Fifes and Feathers Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Hardy, Hagood (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Zaza, Paul Blue Shadows Coasting (with Isaacs)
Agostini, Lucio Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Agostini, Lucio Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Namaro, Jimmy Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Namaro, Jimmy When I Grow Too Old to Dream With Mallets A 4 Thought
Koffman, Moe Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Laurie Bower Singers Everything Old is New Again Looks Like We Made It
Namaro, Jimmy The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) Now!
Wilkins, Rick The Very Thought of You From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Randle, Doug Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
McPeek, Ben Something Better to Do Thinking of You
Dale, Jimmy Beautiful Toronto Instrumental
Toth, Jerry Gymnopedie The Classic Jerry Toth
Wilkins, Rick I Could Have Been a Sailor Discovery
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians The Pink Panther The Old Meets the New
Namaro, Jimmy Over the Rainbow Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra

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