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 is in the Air Reflections
Namaro, Jimmy Street of Dreams featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Koffman, Moe Walk Away Renee Turned on
Namaro, Jimmy Night Sounds At the Westbury
Sullivan, Joyce I Could Write a Book The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Rag Medley (Rogers) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Laurie Bower Singers Evergreen Looks Like We Made It
McPeek, Ben Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
Basso, Guido All the Sad Young Men One More for the Road
Dale, Jimmy Till the End of Time Profiles
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Love to Play (Opening Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Cowell, Johnny Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Compilation Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Laurie Bower Singers You Never Done It Like That You
Laurie Bower Singers Rhumba Girl It Goes Like It Goes
Appleyard, Peter Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Compilation Brian Hughes - The Bridge Jazz Toronto
Appleyard, Peter Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Zaza, Paul Spring Song Faces and Places
Steel, Ivy Travelling Light Reincarnation
Cowell, Johnny Still Feeling Blue It's Gotta Be Love
Basso, Guido Gentle Rain One More for the Road
Hardy, Hagood Rain, Rain Stop 33 Sutton Place
Laurie Bower Singers You Decorated My Life When You Say Goodbye
Basso, Guido Ten Little Indians It's Happening
Hardy, Hagood The Looking Glass As Time Goes By
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues Strictly Nimmons
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' I Cried for You Bluesprint
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Nimmons, Phil Group Open Country Nimmons 'N' Nine
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Theme for Susan Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Cowell, Johnny Sangre De Toro Bravo The Virtuoso Trumpet
Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel The Way I Do The Rose And The Rain
Cuesta, Henry We're at Home Clarinet With Strings
Koffman, Moe The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Richardson, Jackie I'm In Love Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Koffman, Moe Do You Know the Way to San Jose Turned on
McPeek, Ben Blue Cha Cha His Voices and His Orchestra
McPeek, Ben Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
Appleyard, Peter 'S Wonderful The Vibe Sound Of
Bickert, Ed It Might As Well Be Spring I Like To Recognize the Tune
Koffman, Moe Mrs. Robinson Turned on
Koffman, Moe Nature's Banquet (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Appleyard, Peter Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Love for Sale Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Zaza, Paul Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - Fanny Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Appleyard, Peter Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Breau, Lenny On A Bach Bouree Minor's Aloud
Dale, Jimmy Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
Appleyard, Peter Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Appleyard, Peter You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Yorkville Avenue Band Quite Contrary "Moving Day"
Compilation Ted Komar - Kalinka CBC Comp 409
McPeek, Ben Concerto for Toy Piano Thinking of You
Steel, Ivy What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Arpin, John Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Introducin' My Man It’s a Sign of the Times
Hardy, Hagood Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
McPeek, Ben A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
2B3 Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief The Toronto Sessions
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra Fly Me to the Moon And I Love Her
Cowell, Johnny High on a Flagpole It's Gotta Be Love
Nimmons, Phil Group Stay Awake Mary Popppins Swings
Wilkins, Rick Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Roderman, Teddy So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Koffman, Moe Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Wilkins, Rick Let Me be the One My Heart Belongs to Me
Koffman, Moe Monks Monastery Tales of Koffman
Appleyard, Peter Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Arpin, John Great Scott Rag Concert In Ragtime
Centro, Vic Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Amaro, Eugene Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Agostini, Lucio Night In Spain Action With Agostini
Dale, Jimmy Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Hardy, Hagood Reunion (Theme from Rituals) Tell Me My Name
Wilkins, Rick Princess Leia's Theme (From Star Wars) For the Sake of Music
Wilkins, Rick Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Laurie Bower Singers Country Comfort Take Me Home Country Roads
Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Loves Theme Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil) Now!
Cowell, Johnny Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Namaro, Jimmy African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Laurie Bower Singers Don't Blame Me Laurie Bower
Appleyard, Peter Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
Appleyard, Peter Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Midnight Bells Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Hardy, Hagood And When I See You Smile, My Day Begins Maybe Tomorrow
Agostini, Lucio Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Crosley, Doug Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Zaza, Paul Mellow Moments Coasting (with Isaacs)
Cowell, Johnny Roller Coaster The Virtuoso Trumpet

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