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
Cowell, Johnny It's Gotta be Love It's Gotta Be Love
Laurie Bower Singers Back Home Again Back Home Again
Laurie Bower Singers You You
Basso, Guido Two for the Road (H. Mancini) One More for the Road
Hardy, Hagood Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
Cowell, Johnny A Season For My Love His Girl
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra It Might As Well Be Spring Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Badgley, Bill Sand and Sea Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Breau, Lenny Music to Watch Girls By Guitar Sounds From
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Basso, Guido For Awhile Love Talk
Amaro, Eugene Wheels Of Life Warm
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Wichita Lineman The Now Sound
McPeek, Ben Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! His Voices and His Orchestra
Breau, Lenny Long Way To Go Minor's Aloud
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Roderman, Teddy The Drifter Makin' It With You
Badgley, Bill Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Toth, Jerry Pieces Of Dreams The Twelve Sides Of
Appleyard, Peter Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Laurie Bower Singers Southern Nights Looks Like We Made It
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Nica's Dream (Horace Silver) ST
Basso, Guido Sweet Gingerbread Man Love Talk
Koffman, Moe Monks Monastery Tales of Koffman
Basso, Guido East of the Sun One More for the Road
Arpin, John Toronto Blues (1965) Other Side Of Ragtime
McPeek, Ben If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
McPeek, Ben Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians I Say A Little Prayer For You The Now Sound
Sullivan, Joyce I'll Give My Love an Apple The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Zaza, Paul Lake Louise Images
Crosley, Doug Frances (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Basso, Guido Canada It's Happening
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Hey Jude (Lennon-McCartney) Now!
Mutual Understanding If You Say Goodbye Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
McCartney, Carol East of the Sun A Night in Tunisia
McCartney, Carol Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye A Night in Tunisia
Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel The Way I Do The Rose And The Rain
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians (Do You Know The Way To) San Jose The Now Sound
Laurie Bower Singers Rain Brings People Together Wish I Was A Plane
Laurie Bower Singers It Goes Like It Goes It Goes Like It Goes
Appleyard, Peter Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Koffman, Moe House of Green Lights Tales of Koffman
Namaro, Jimmy Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Hardy, Hagood No Good On My Own As Time Goes By
Appleyard, Peter Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Moses, Kathryn Ready or Not ST
Arpin, John Cotton Jenny Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Appleyard, Peter Streets of London ST
Laurie Bower Singers I Go To Rio It Goes Like It Goes
Laurie Bower Singers The Importance of the Rose Feelin'
Dale, Jimmy Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Zaza, Paul Welcome Home Faces and Places
Crosley, Doug Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Appleyard, Peter Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher
Zaza, Paul Summertime Drive Faces and Places
Laurie Bower Singers Looks Like We Made It Looks Like We Made It
Zaza, Paul Song of the Stars Images
Laurie Bower Singers You're The One That I Want You
Koffman, Moe Forest Flower Goes Electric
Dale, Jimmy All By Myself Profiles
Badgley, Bill All At the Ports of Call
Appleyard, Peter Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Basso, Guido I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
McPeek, Ben Shopping Spree His Voices and His Orchestra
Compilation Vanda King - Once & For A Lifetime 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Koffman, Moe Funky Monkey Turned on
Namaro, Jimmy African Echoes featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
McPeek, Ben A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians The Shadow Of Your Smile The Now Sound
Sullivan, Joyce Speak Low The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Randle, Doug Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Cowell, Johnny Close to You The Tender Loving Care
Badgley, Bill Georgy Girl At the Ports of Call
Zaza, Paul Marina Del Ray Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Koster, Wally Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Breau, Lenny New York City Mo' Breau
Zaza, Paul Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Cowell, Johnny Raphael Mendez - Virgin de la Macarena (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Laurie Bower Singers Daybreak Looks Like We Made It
Zaza, Paul Canon in D Images
Bickert, Ed A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing Bye Bye Baby
Laurie Bower Singers When I Need You Looks Like We Made It
McPeek, Ben Maxwell's Silver Hammer Thinking of You
Butler, Bill Theme from "The Pathetique" Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Badgley, Bill If You Leave Me Now Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Toth, Jerry Make Me Rainbows The Music Of
Dale, Jimmy Stranger in Paradise Profiles
Basso, Guido Tara's Theme It's Happening
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Laurie Bower Singers Penny Lane Feelin'
Laurie Bower Singers Simple Song Back Home Again
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Bickert, Ed You're Right As Rain I Like To Recognize the Tune
Agostini, Lucio Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Dale, Jimmy Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles

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