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 Fandango Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Hardy, Hagood As Time Goes By As Time Goes By
Amaro, Eugene Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Claman, Dolores, Richard Morris & Jerry Toth St. Lawrence Centre Song St. Lawrence Centre Song
Zaza, Paul Beautiful People Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Appleyard, Peter Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
Namaro, Jimmy On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Randle, Doug Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Hardy, Hagood Tell Me My Name (Sarah's Theme) Tell Me My Name
Agostini, Lucio Little Chinook (Fred Diehl) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Roderman, Teddy Sunny Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Zaza, Paul The Magic Island Images
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Nimmons, Phil Group On the Autobahn Take 10
Appleyard, Peter Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
McPeek, Ben Keyboard Grease Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Toth, Jerry Theme From "Search" The Twelve Sides Of
Basso, Guido Love Talk Love Talk
Richardson, Jackie If I Could Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Cowell, Johnny Butterscotch The Virtuoso Trumpet
Basso, Guido Trust in Me And All That Latin Jazz!
Zaza, Paul Flight to the Sun Faces and Places
Bickert, Ed It Might as Well Be Spring ST
Basso, Guido Christina And All That Latin Jazz!
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Canadian Sunset It’s a Sign of the Times
Crosley, Doug In the Forest (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Basso, Guido Suite P.E.I. Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Namaro, Jimmy Soft Hands Driftwood
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Baby Elephant Walk The Old Meets the New
Arpin, John Go My Way Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Steel, Ivy God Bless the Child Reincarnation
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Down by the Old Mill Stream The Old Meets the New
Amaro, Eugene Strangers In The Night The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Dale, Jimmy Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Koffman, Moe Lord Have Mercy Goes Electric
Ambrose, Tommy Let Loose Young Tommy Ambrose
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Namaro, Jimmy With Mallets Towards Some With Mallets A 4 Thought
Arpin, John Bird-Brain Rag Concert In Ragtime
Appleyard, Peter You've Got Your Troubles The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Namaro, Jimmy Love For Sale At the Westbury
Bickert, Ed Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage My Love Montage
Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Basso, Guido Marion's Theme ( from Megantic Outlaw) Love Talk
Toth, Jerry Tell Me Now The Music Of
Badgley, Bill Moonlight Sonata Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Appleyard, Peter Wave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Laurie Bower Singers Sunshine On My Shoulders Back Home Again
Roderman, Teddy Yellow Days Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Koffman, Moe Harvest Festival (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Namaro, Jimmy The Moon is Low featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - Annie Is Back 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Cowell, Johnny Don't Look Back It's Gotta Be Love
Hoffert, Paul The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Appleyard, Peter A Face Like Yours Peter Appleyard Presents
Breau, Lenny Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Browne, Brian Trio Browne Sugar The Toronto Scene
Randle, Doug Why Did I Choose You? (Elan Stuart, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Badgley, Bill Mesclado (MYXAPYKL) Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Sullivan, Joyce Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Sullivan, Joyce Grandfather's Clock The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Breau, Lenny Don't Think Twice (It's All Right) ST
Appleyard, Peter Spanish Pearls The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Laurie Bower Singers It Goes Like It Goes It Goes Like It Goes
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Tropical ST
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Sullivan, Joyce You'll Never Know The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Ambrose, Tommy Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Nimmons, Phil Group Step in Time Mary Popppins Swings
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - All About My Girl The Toronto Sessions
McPeek, Ben When I'm 64 Thinking of You
Zaza, Paul Marina Del Rey Coasting (with Isaacs)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Not Soon Enough Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Namaro, Jimmy Venezuela With Mallets A 4 Thought
Cuesta, Henry Fate Clarinet With Strings
Cowell, Johnny Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Namaro, Jimmy We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Badgley, Bill Theme from the Sand Pebbles At the Ports of Call
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Pagan Love Song ST
Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Cowell, Johnny Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Glenn's Tunes (Medley: Chatanooga Choo Choo - Elmer's Tune - Tuxedo Junction) Do Something Nice Today!
Hardy, Hagood Jennifer's Song The Homecoming
Zaza, Paul Guitarra Rhumba Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Badgley, Bill Theme from "The Sand Pebbles" Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Zaza, Paul Mellow Moments Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Amadio, Norman Trio Taboo ST
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra Invitation And I Love Her
Appleyard, Peter Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Basso, Guido Lush Life A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Namaro, Jimmy Nightingale We Gotta Get It All Together
Arpin, John Augustan Club Waltzes (1901) Other Side Of Ragtime
Appleyard, Peter Peter Gunn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Wilkins, Rick Even Now For the Sake of Music
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Koster, Wally My Funny Valentine The Songs of Wally Koster

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