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
Zaza, Paul Lake Louise Images
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Koffman, Moe Anteater's Dance Moe's Curried Soul
Arpin, John Wild Cherries Rag (1908) Other Side Of Ragtime
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sleepy Lagoon Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Arpin, John Centennial Rag Concert In Ragtime
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Espresso Sailin' Home
Badgley, Bill Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Toth, Jerry I've Got My Eyes On You The Music Of
Richardson, Jackie Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Arpin, John Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Namaro, Jimmy Similau With Mallets A 4 Thought
Agostini, Lucio Jesusita en Chihuahua (Cactus Polka) Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia Do Something Nice Today!
Namaro, Jimmy With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Namaro, Jimmy Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Arpin, John Cotton Jenny Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Laurie Bower Singers Lay it On Me Take Me Home Country Roads
Dale, Jimmy Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Arpin, John Efficiency Rag Concert In Ragtime
Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Secret Love Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Laurie Bower Singers Christmas is for Children Christmas is for Children b/w What is Christmas (Pop Style)
Riccio, Pat In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Yorkville Avenue Band Alexander's Ragtime Band "Moving Day"
Koffman, Moe What Can You Do The Shepherd Swings Again
Roderman, Teddy It's Impossible Makin' It With You
Cowell, Johnny Just One More Time His Girl
Toth, Jerry It's a Great Life The Music Of
Toth, Jerry Make Me Rainbows The Music Of
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Wilkins, Rick The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music
McPeek, Ben Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
2B3 Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest The Toronto Sessions
McPeek, Ben Get Out of Town His Voices and His Orchestra
Zaza, Paul Sailing High Images
Koster, Wally April in Paris The Songs of Wally Koster
Koffman, Moe Swingin' Explorer Goes Electric
Butler, Bill June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Cast Your Fate to the Wind Montage
Appleyard, Peter Witchcraft Per-cus-sive Jazz
Basso, Guido Tara's Theme It's Happening
Agostini, Lucio Caprice Canadien Action With Agostini
Toth, Jerry Last Tango In Paris The Twelve Sides Of
Cowell, Johnny Stay With Me The Tender Loving Care
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Rob Gusevs - Burnin' at the Stake The Toronto Sessions
Amaro, Eugene Why Did I Choose You The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Cowell, Johnny Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Stone, Fred Theme from Lawrence of Arabia The Music of Fred Stone
McPeek, Ben Undun Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Toth, Jerry Picasso Summer The Twelve Sides Of
Butler, Bill I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Badgley, Bill Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Basso, Guido Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas Today
Namaro, Jimmy Laura With Mallets A 4 Thought
Laurie Bower Singers Rock With You When You Say Goodbye
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Gone With the Blues Strictly Nimmons
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Cowell, Johnny Arioso The Virtuoso Trumpet
Agostini, Lucio Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Champagne and Quail Halifax Instrumental
Hardy, Hagood Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Goin' Out Of My Head The Now Sound
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Struttin' Your Stuff Sailin' Home
Dale, Jimmy Cidade Vazia Soft and Groovy
Cowell, Johnny The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Badgley, Bill Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Agostini, Lucio Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Wilkins, Rick Don't Ask Me Why Discovery
Koffman, Moe Inverno Furioso (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Namaro, Jimmy East of the Sun Driftwood
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Rockin' Good Way Bluesprint
Amaro, Eugene Another Time Warm
Hardy, Hagood Daniel Tell Me My Name
McPeek, Ben Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
Riccio, Pat Then I'll Be Tired of You (Schwarz-Harburg) Doug Crosley: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
Compilation Lizzie Simcoe Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
McPeek, Ben Blue Cha Cha His Voices and His Orchestra
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons
Agostini, Lucio Linstead Market Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Compilation Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Wilkins, Rick With a Little Luck Discovery
Agostini, Lucio Tico-Tico Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Koffman, Moe Snowflakes (Largo) The Four Seasons
Hardy, Hagood Reunion (Theme from Rituals) Tell Me My Name
Dale, Jimmy I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Richardson, Jackie I Alone Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Roderman, Teddy What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Compilation Lucio Agostini - St. Thomas Motorcars In Concert 1970
Nimmons, Phil Group Squeeze Play Take 10
Amadio, Norman Trio Blues For Yna Yna ST
Agostini, Lucio Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Laurie Bower Singers Southern Nights Looks Like We Made It

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