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
Stone, Fred For Igor The Music of Fred Stone
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue Toronto Instrumental
Appleyard, Peter The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Basso, Guido All the Sad Young Men One More for the Road
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Browne, Brian Trio Blue Hair The Toronto Scene
Cuesta, Henry Forever April Clarinet With Strings
Nimmons, Phil Group Fascinating Rhythm Nimmons 'N' Nine
Wilkins, Rick Don't Ask Me Why Discovery
McCartney, Carol Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye A Night in Tunisia
Zaza, Paul High Spirits Faces and Places
Dale, Jimmy Stranger in Paradise Profiles
Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Agostini, Lucio Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Cowell, Johnny I've Gotta Feeling Hot Brass
Nimmons, Phil Group Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) Mary Popppins Swings
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Candida It's Impossible
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Namaro, Jimmy This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Badgley, Bill All At the Ports of Call
Zaza, Paul Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Hardy, Hagood Daniel Tell Me My Name
Compilation Ted Komar - Bela Bimba CBC Comp 409
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Music To Watch Girls By The Now Sound
Koffman, Moe Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
Sullivan, Joyce As Long as He Needs Me The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Hoffert, Paul With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Crosley, Doug Good Morning (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Sullivan, Joyce I Could Write a Book The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Appleyard, Peter What I Did For Love ST
Stone, Fred Elissa The Music of Fred Stone
Amaro, Eugene Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Boogus Take Your Clothes Off CBC Comp 403 comp
Zaza, Paul Blue Porcelain Faces and Places
Hardy, Hagood No Good On My Own As Time Goes By
Steel, Ivy Boudoirs Reincarnation
Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
2B3 Denis Keldie, Rob Gusevs - One Love - People Get Ready The Toronto Sessions
Richardson, Jackie Stay With Me Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Basso, Guido Give Her My Love It's Happening (re-issue)
McPeek, Ben Admiral Halsey Peace Train
Agostini, Lucio Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Namaro, Jimmy So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Black and Blue Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Basso, Guido Mia Mia It's Happening (re-issue)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Squits Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Laurie Bower Singers Just To Be Alone With You You
Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Compilation Ben McPeek - Kapuskasing Kaper Motorcars In Concert 1970
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Wang Wang Blues Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Laurie Bower Singers You Are What I Am Wish I Was A Plane
Nimmons, Phil Group Kicks (Outro) Nimmons 'N' Nine
Hardy, Hagood Rain, Rain Stop 33 Sutton Place
Butler, Bill I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Randle, Doug Get Happy Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Arpin, John Ragtime Nightingale Concert In Ragtime
Agostini, Lucio Gazpacho Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Appleyard, Peter The Last Blues Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Mirage ST
Toth, Jerry Moment of Love The Classic Jerry Toth
Basso, Guido Mia Mia It's Happening
Compilation L'il Darlin' (arranged by Neil Hefti) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Cowell, Johnny Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Cowell, Johnny Lonely Trumpet The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Medley #2: My Honey's Lovin' Arms - Five Foot Two - Runnin' Wild (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Toth, Jerry If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Laurie Bower Singers She's Always A Woman You
Roderman, Teddy Niagara Makin' It With You
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage The Garden Path Montage
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Leave Them Alone (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Laurie Bower Singers Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Badgley, Bill Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
McPeek, Ben Downtown His Voices and His Orchestra
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Blue Mantilla ST
Breau, Lenny Hard Day's Night Guitar Sounds From
Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Compilation Jerry Toth - It's a Great Life Motorcars In Concert 1970
Amaro, Eugene Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Richardson, Jackie If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Bickert, Ed Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye Baby
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Bluesette The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I'll See You in My Dreams Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Browne, Brian Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
McPeek, Ben Gymnopedie (Erik's Theme) Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Appleyard, Peter Ben The Lincolnshire Poacher
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Ed's Comp Strictly Nimmons
Basso, Guido My Ideal One More for the Road
Laurie Bower Singers Take Me Home Country Roads Take Me Home Country Roads
Appleyard, Peter Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Agostini, Lucio St. Thomas Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Agostini, Lucio Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Koffman, Moe Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Amaro, Eugene Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Butler, Bill I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Basso, Guido The Good Life One More for the Road

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