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
Riccio, Pat In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Georgy Girl The Now Sound
Arpin, John Meadowlark Rag (1916) Other Side Of Ragtime
Laurie Bower Singers A Love Song Laurie Bower
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Wichita Lineman The Now Sound
Nimmons, Phil Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage You're Here Montage
Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Randle, Doug You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine) Songs for the New Industrial State
Namaro, Jimmy Moanin' Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty If You Could Read My Mind Do Something Nice Today!
Namaro, Jimmy Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Basso, Guido Canada It's Happening
Sanderlings Dreams & Wishes (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Zaza, Paul Sun Ranch Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Canada (A Centennial Song) It’s a Sign of the Times
Hoffert, Paul The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Basso, Guido Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered And All That Latin Jazz!
Koffman, Moe Jazz Merengue Tales of Koffman
Compilation Woodland City Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Namaro, Jimmy This is My Song Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Killing Me Softly (With His Song) Do Something Nice Today!
Moses, Kathryn Touch Me ST
Agostini, Lucio March Wind Action With Agostini
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Hoghead Shout + Horn = Dixie
Cowell, Johnny Theme from Zorba (Herb Alpert) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Randle, Doug Martin of Her Mind Songs for the New Industrial State
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Nica's Dream (Horace Silver) ST
Laurie Bower Singers I Wish That I Was Making Love (To You Tonight) Laurie Bower
Toth, Jerry Here's That Rainy Day The Music Of
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Agostini, Lucio Que Sera Sera Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lush Life Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Wilkins, Rick You Can Have Me Anytime Discovery
Basso, Guido Two Bourees Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Badgley, Bill All Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Arpin, John If You Could Read My Mind Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Dale, Jimmy Only Love Can Break Your Heart Toronto Instrumental
Laurie Bower Singers Angie Baby Back Home Again
Appleyard, Peter Tico Tico ST
Koster, Wally Lost in the Stars The Songs of Wally Koster
Hardy, Hagood Jingle Bells The Christmas Album
McPeek, Ben Silent Cinema Thinking of You
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians And I Love Her The Old Meets the New
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage How Insensitive Montage
Hardy, Hagood Love of Life Tell Me My Name
Zaza, Paul Dancing Lights Faces and Places
Collier, Ron Tentet Just About Now ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Cuesta, Henry The Promised Land Plays Favourites
Badgley, Bill In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Scarboro Fair (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Butler, Bill I'll Remember April The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Cowell, Johnny W.A. Mozart - Allelujah (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Bickert, Ed Skylark I Like To Recognize the Tune
Namaro, Jimmy African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Basso, Guido Anniversary Song It's Happening
Agostini, Lucio Leah's Latin Lover (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Bickert, Ed It Might as Well Be Spring ST
Appleyard, Peter Passion Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Winchester Cathedral It’s a Sign of the Times
Toth, Jerry Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
McPeek, Ben Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady Thinking of You
Collier, Ron Orchestra & Duke Ellington Silent Night, Lonely Night Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Mutual Understanding San Jose In Wonderland
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Where or When Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Tropical ST
Cuesta, Henry Glamorous Night Clarinet With Strings
Mutual Understanding Pretty People In Wonderland
Amaro, Eugene All In Love Is Fair Twilight Time
McPeek, Ben American Woman Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Cowell, Johnny Genevieve The Tender Loving Care
Agostini, Lucio Brazil Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Roderman, Teddy Dance Of A Hip Gypsy Makin' It With You
Wilkins, Rick Len's Den From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
Dale, Jimmy Touch Her Soft Lips Profiles
Badgley, Bill Moonlight Sonata Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Namaro, Jimmy Street of Dreams featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Arpin, John Cotton Jenny Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Zaza, Paul Summer Evening Images
Arpin, John Go My Way Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Amadio, Norman Trio Enchantment ST
Sullivan, Joyce Bill The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Copenhagen Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Zaza, Paul Mellow Moments Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Zaza, Paul Sunday Morning Images
Koster, Wally Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Compilation Jerry Toth - The Fool On the Hill Motorcars In Concert 1970
Yorkville Avenue Band The Big Noise From Vinnetka "Moving Day"
Centro, Vic Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Laurie Bower Singers Tell No Lies You
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues Blow (Straight Ahead!) Now!
Arpin, John Cabaret Direct to Disc
Amaro, Eugene Love Theme (Gone With The Wind) Warm
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - It Ain't Necessarily So CBC Comp 409
Mutual Understanding Look Around In Wonderland
Roderman, Teddy Up-Up and Away Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones

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