The Toronto Jazz Scene

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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Brian Browne Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Montréal, Québec→Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Johnny Burt & His Orchestra - ST

London, England, 🇬🇧 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Lenny Breau - ST

Auburn, Maine, 🇺🇸 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Bill Badgley - Blue-Ribbon Badgley

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Bill Badgley - At the Ports of Call

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ron Collier Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Eugene Amaro - Warm

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Lucio Agostini - Action With Agostini

Fano, Italy → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Pete Schofield 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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Jerry Toth - The Twelve Sides Of

Windsor, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hagood Hardy & the Montage - ST

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Rick Wilkins - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Hagood Hardy - 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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Paul Hoffert - The Jazz Roots of

Brooklyn, New York, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Paul Zaza - Faces and Places

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jimmy Namaro - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

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Ben McPeek - 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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Ed Bickert - ST

Hochfeld, Manitoba→Vernon, British Columbia→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Doug Randle - Songs for the New Industrial State

Calgary, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Jackie Richardson - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Lenny Breau - Minor's Aloud

Auburn, Maine, 🇺🇸 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

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Guido Basso - 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
Lucio Agostini Guadalajara Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Rick Wilkins Déjà vu Discovery
Guido Basso Ten Little Indians It's Happening
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Reminiscing Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Bill Butler The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Peter Appleyard The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Laurie Bower Singers Bye Bye Love Laurie Bower
Moe Koffman The Calm (Adagio) The Four Seasons
Moe Koffman Backbone Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Sweet Leilani ST
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental
Laurie Bower Singers You Don't Bring Me Flowers You
Laurie Bower Singers Don't Cry Out Loud It Goes Like It Goes
Johnny Cowell Stawberry Jam His Girl
Jimmy Dale Sun Goes By Toronto Instrumental
Johnny Burt & His Orchestra Mirage ST
Kathryn Moses I Met a Special Man ST
Jimmy Namaro We Three featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Carol McCartney A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Love to Play (Opening Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Lenny Breau Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Peter Appleyard Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher
Sanderlings Dreams & Wishes (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Eugene Amaro Sans Souci The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Henry Cuesta At a Georgia Camp Meeting Clarinet With Strings
Pete Schofield and the Canadians 007 Medley (Dr. No, Goldfinger) The Old Meets the New
Eddie Graf & His Orchestra Invitation And I Love Her
Moe Koffman Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Bill Badgley How Insensitive At the Ports of Call
Peter Appleyard What I Did For Love ST
Compilation Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Johnny Cowell El Condor Pasa The Tender Loving Care
Laurie Bower Singers Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Pete Schofield and the Canadians I Say A Little Prayer For You The Now Sound
Mutual Understanding Summer of '42 Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
2B3 Denis Keldie, Rob Gusevs - One Love - People Get Ready The Toronto Sessions
Moe Koffman Windy Turned on
Hagood Hardy When We Were Young As Time Goes By
Lucio Agostini Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Bill Badgley Wednesday's Child At the Ports of Call
Jackie Richardson Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Tommy Ambrose Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Guido Basso Canada It's Happening
Laurie Bower Singers Wish I Was A Plane Wish I Was A Plane
Johnny Cowell I Can't Get Started (Al Hirt & Bunny Berigan) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Lenny Breau Hard Day's Night Guitar Sounds From
Johnny Cowell Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In D Major- Mvmt 4 Finale The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Guido Basso Put Your Hand in the Hand Love Talk
Knights of the Round Flugel Toot-Suite (Grosney) Bye Bye Love
John Arpin Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Ben McPeek Every Bit of Love Thinking of You
Doug Randle Batteries Not Included Songs for the New Industrial State
Johnny Cowell Still Feeling Blue It's Gotta Be Love
Johnny Cowell Hora Stacatto (Doc Severinson and Raphael Mendez) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Dale My Reverie Profiles
Bill Badgley In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Lenny Breau That's All The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Lucio Agostini Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Pat Riccio Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Wally Koster Lost in the Stars The Songs of Wally Koster
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Hagood Hardy Watching Through the Night Maybe Tomorrow
Hagood Hardy When the First Snow Falls The Christmas Album
Guido Basso Give Her My Love It's Happening
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - There'll be Some Changes Made CBC Comp 409
Carol McCartney Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye A Night in Tunisia
Lucio Agostini Linstead Market Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Lenny Breau Blues Theme #2 The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Phil Nimmons Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Nosey Strictly Nimmons
Lucio Agostini Heart of Gold (Neil Young) Toronto Composer / Arranger
John Arpin Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Ed Bickert Come Rain or Come Shine ST
Hagood Hardy I'll Take Love Just a Little Lovin' (Early in the Morning) b/w I'll Take Love
Boogus Take Your Clothes Off CBC Comp 403 comp
Moe Koffman Hambourg Bound Cool and Hot Sax
Brian Browne Trio Careless Love The Toronto Scene
Brian Browne Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Cast Your Fate The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Peter Appleyard Feelings ST
Jackie Richardson You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Pete Schofield & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Sing Do Something Nice Today!
John Arpin Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
Laurie Bower Singers Got A Feelin' Got a Feelin' for Love
Robert Tennison Troupe I Can See (Instrumental) Watch Me Now (Hear Me Now) b/w I Can See (Instrumental)
Johnny Cowell Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Jimmy Dale Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Lenny Breau Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Jimmy Namaro Baia featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Moe Koffman Mein Shtetel Belz Tales of Koffman
Tommy Ambrose While We're Young Young Tommy Ambrose
Pete Schofield and the Canadians The Sounds of Philadelphia Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Jimmy Dale Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
Johnny Cowell Lonely Trumpet The Virtuoso Trumpet
Phil Nimmons Group Just You, Just Me Nimmons 'N' Nine
Lenny Breau Cold, Cold Heart Guitar Sounds From
Jimmy Namaro Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Johnny Cowell Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Lenny Breau Back In Indiana (Hanley & MacDonald) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Peter Appleyard Satin Doll Toronto Instrumental
Peter Appleyard Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz

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