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
Basso, Guido Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris) Lost in the Stars
Cowell, Johnny Dreams Of A Lonely Man His Girl
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Wang Wang Blues Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Dale, Jimmy Never Gonna Fall In Love Again Profiles
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Peaches and Brandy Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Koffman, Moe Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Goes Electric
Ambrose, Tommy Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Arpin, John Alaskan Rag (1959) Other Side Of Ragtime
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues for Someone Else Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Badgley, Bill How Insensitive At the Ports of Call
McPeek, Ben Kapuskasing Kaper The Original Sounds of
Crosley, Doug (theme from) Love Story With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Wilkins, Rick Even Now For the Sake of Music
Bickert, Ed I Like To Recognize the Tune I Like To Recognize the Tune
Appleyard, Peter The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Amaro, Eugene Strangers In The Night The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Breau, Lenny Marlborough Street Mo' Breau
Nimmons, Phil Group As a Rully Take 10
Collier, Ron Tentet The Thrill is Gone ST
Breau, Lenny That's All The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Ben McPeek - Kapuskasing Kaper Motorcars In Concert 1970
Basso, Guido Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered And All That Latin Jazz!
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Bass-ically Yours Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Wilkins, Rick Blues for Helene From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Appleyard, Peter Telephone Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Appleyard, Peter The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
McCartney, Carol A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Bickert, Ed They All Laughed I Like To Recognize the Tune
Yorkville Avenue Band St. Louis Blues "Moving Day"
Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
Koffman, Moe The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Cool and Hot Sax
Koffman, Moe Exodus Tales of Koffman
Ambrose, Tommy You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I Lived in a Dream Halifax Instrumental
Browne, Brian Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
Namaro, Jimmy Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Wilkins, Rick A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Fair Weather The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Breau, Lenny Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Toth, Jerry It's a Great Life The Music Of
Cowell, Johnny Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Roderman, Teddy Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Badgley, Bill Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Hardy, Hagood Feelin' Good Stop 33 Sutton Place
Cuesta, Henry Help Me Make It Through The Night Plays Favourites
Laurie Bower Singers Woman Got a Feelin' for Love
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Aquarius (Galt McDermot/Ragni/Rado) ST
Basso, Guido Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
Koffman, Moe Soul Finger Turned on
Agostini, Lucio Caprice Canadien Action With Agostini
Breau, Lenny Indian Reflections For Ravi The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Randle, Doug Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Breau, Lenny Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Randle, Doug You´d be so Nice to Come Home to (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Toth, Jerry Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Koffman, Moe What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Basso, Guido Give Her My Love It's Happening
Appleyard, Peter Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Yorkville Avenue Band All of You "Moving Day"
McCartney, Carol Dat Dere A Night in Tunisia
Richardson, Jackie Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Hogtown Trumpets Bustling CBC Comp 434 comp
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Hardy, Hagood I Won't Last a Day without You The Homecoming
Toth, Jerry It's a Great Life Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Laurie Bower Singers Rock With You When You Say Goodbye
Laurie Bower Singers Peaceful Wish I Was A Plane
Cuesta, Henry Royal Garden Blues Plays Favourites
Laurie Bower Singers Early Morning Rain Feelin'
Hoffert, Paul Lover Man The Jazz Roots of
McPeek, Ben Thinking of You Thinking of You
Cowell, Johnny The Eternal Flame Our Winter Love
Cuesta, Henry Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Hardy, Hagood Beauty Stop 33 Sutton Place
Arpin, John The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Direct to Disc
Stone, Fred Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
Cowell, Johnny Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 3 Grave The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Amaro, Eugene Send In The Clowns Warm
Phillips, Colina River Jordan Toronto Vocalist
Randle, Doug Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Tennison, Robert Troupe I Can See (Instrumental) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Moses, Kathryn I Met a Special Man ST
Dale, Jimmy Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Mutual Understanding Show Me Your Laughter Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Roderman, Teddy Sunny Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Nimmons, Phil Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Bickert, Ed Sunday Kind of Love I Like To Recognize the Tune
Basso, Guido Goofus It's Happening
Centro, Vic Sextet El Choclo ST
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Vinaroz Halifax Instrumental
Laurie Bower Singers Something is Happening Feelin'
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage You're Here Montage
Nimmons, Phil Group Jasper Take 10
Badgley, Bill June At the Ports of Call
Koffman, Moe General Delivery Cool and Hot Sax

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