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.

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

ST

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
McPeek, Ben Mame The Original Sounds of
McPeek, Ben Superstar Peace Train
Yorkville Avenue Band Quite Contrary "Moving Day"
Nimmons, Phil Group Kicks (Outro) Nimmons 'N' Nine
McPeek, Ben Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves Peace Train
Hardy, Hagood It's Not Unusual Stop 33 Sutton Place
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - This Can't Be Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Koffman, Moe Doxy The Shepherd Swings Again
Randle, Doug Maybe Life Will be Worth Living After All Songs for the New Industrial State
Basso, Guido Time On My Hands (Vincent Youmans) Lost in the Stars
Arpin, John Efficiency Rag Concert In Ragtime
Arpin, John Excelsior Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Cowell, Johnny Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 2 Allegro The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Laurie Bower Singers One More Love Story When You Say Goodbye
Arpin, John Cabaret Direct to Disc
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street + Horn = Dixie
Basso, Guido I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Laurie Bower Singers Lay it On Me Take Me Home Country Roads
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
McCartney, Carol Dat Dere A Night in Tunisia
Laurie Bower Singers Take Me Home Country Roads Take Me Home Country Roads
Hardy, Hagood Leaside Bridge As Time Goes By
Dale, Jimmy Strange Music Profiles
Namaro, Jimmy Soft Hands Driftwood
Ambrose, Tommy While We're Young Young Tommy Ambrose
Randle, Doug Martin of Her Mind Songs for the New Industrial State
Centro, Vic Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Toth, Jerry Tell Me Now Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Cowell, Johnny Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Wilkins, Rick Discovery Discovery
Cuesta, Henry Glamorous Night Clarinet With Strings
Badgley, Bill How Insensitive Blue-Ribbon Badgley
McCartney, Carol I Thought About You A Night in Tunisia
Browne, Brian Trio Toot That Whistle The Toronto Scene
Hogtown Trumpets Ludwig's Bugle CBC Comp 434 comp
Koffman, Moe Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Basso, Guido God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Christmas Today
Centro, Vic Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Zaza, Paul Expresso Coasting (with Isaacs)
Breau, Lenny On A Bach Bouree Minor's Aloud
Appleyard, Peter Who Needs It ST
Riccio, Pat Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith View from Paddy's Head Sailin' Home
Basso, Guido 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Basso, Guido Ten Little Indians It's Happening
Dale, Jimmy Baby I'm A-Want You Toronto Instrumental
Appleyard, Peter Sophisticated Lady ST
Hardy, Hagood When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Koffman, Moe Sunshine Superman Moe's Curried Soul
Koffman, Moe Georgia on My Mind Tales of Koffman
Mutual Understanding Look Around In Wonderland
Agostini, Lucio Golden Earrings Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Wilkins, Rick Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Laurie Bower Singers Rock With You When You Say Goodbye
Wilkins, Rick My Heart Belongs to Me My Heart Belongs to Me
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Namaro, Jimmy We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Y' Gotta Quit Swingin' // We Could Make Such Beautiful Music
Laurie Bower Singers You Are What I Am Wish I Was A Plane
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Roderman, Teddy What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Butler, Bill I'm Always Chasing Rainbows Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Zaza, Paul Flutey Fuge Faces and Places
Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Hardy, Hagood My Elusive Dreams The Homecoming
Toth, Jerry Tell Me Now The Music Of
Laurie Bower Singers Rainy Day People Got a Feelin' for Love
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Toth, Jerry The Fool On the Hill The Music Of
Agostini, Lucio Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Roderman, Teddy Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan) Stay Awhile
Badgley, Bill Wednesday's Child Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Cowell, Johnny The Eternal Flame Our Winter Love
Cowell, Johnny Keep Yourself Together Hot Brass
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Nimmons, Phil Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Namaro, Jimmy This Could be the Start of Something Big Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
2B3 Doug Riley, Michael Fonfara - Steel Onions The Toronto Sessions
McCartney, Carol The Shadow of Your Smile A Night in Tunisia
Dale, Jimmy Till the End of Time Profiles
Toth, Jerry Guitar Concerto: Adagio The Music Of
Boogus Gemini Rag CBC Comp 403 comp
Roderman, Teddy Mississippi Stay Awhile
Basso, Guido Never Let Me Go A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Once I Loved (Gilbert/Jobim/DeMoraes) ST
Appleyard, Peter Apres Toi The Lincolnshire Poacher
Hardy, Hagood I'll Remember You Stop 33 Sutton Place
McPeek, Ben A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
Boogus Cow Cow Boogie CBC Comp 403 comp
Hardy, Hagood Folks Who Live on the Hill Stop 33 Sutton Place
Appleyard, Peter Midnight Sun The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Roderman, Teddy Stay Awhile (Ken Tobias) Stay Awhile
Namaro, Jimmy Moanin' Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Wilkins, Rick With a Little Luck Discovery
Zaza, Paul Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)

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