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
Collier, Ron Orchestra & Duke Ellington Song And Dance Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Randle, Doug Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Zaza, Paul Summer Evening Images
Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Cowell, Johnny Pickin' Plums Hot Brass
Badgley, Bill Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
Basso, Guido Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Namaro, Jimmy On a Little Street in Singapore Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Bickert, Ed Keeping Myself For You Bye Bye Baby
Namaro, Jimmy He-Wat’s Happening? (What’s Happening) Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Hardy, Hagood White Christmas The Christmas Album
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Appleyard, Peter Passion Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Compilation Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut Motorcars In Concert 1970
Arpin, John Excelsior Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians I Feel the Earth Move Do Something Nice Today!
Stone, Fred For Igor The Music of Fred Stone
Namaro, Jimmy Over the Rainbow Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Agostini, Lucio Que Sera Sera Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Koffman, Moe Trains and Boats and Planes Goes Electric
Hoffert, Paul The Song is You The Jazz Roots of
Hardy, Hagood Love is in the Air Reflections
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage My Love Montage
Basso, Guido Never Let Me Go A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I Lived in a Dream Halifax Instrumental
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Rockin' Good Way Bluesprint
Zaza, Paul Spring Song Faces and Places
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)
Compilation Billy Van - Single Moments 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Watermelon Man The Now Sound
Wilkins, Rick A Wish Away For the Sake of Music
Hardy, Hagood If I Had Nothing But a Dream Reflections
Collier, Ron Orchestra & Duke Ellington Fair Wind Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Laurie Bower Singers Pretty Lady Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Sullivan, Joyce Love (Can Be a Moment's Sadness) The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Namaro, Jimmy Driftwood Driftwood
Basso, Guido Tour de Force (live) (Dizzy Gillespie) Lost in the Stars
Butler, Bill June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Appleyard, Peter Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Steel, Ivy What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - How Insensitive The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Cowell, Johnny Just One More Time His Girl
Collier, Ron Tentet Relaxin' ST
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Mirage ST
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Cowell, Johnny Lonely Girl Our Winter Love
Basso, Guido Some Other Time (Leonard Bernstein) Lost in the Stars
Swing Sisters Davenport Blues Davenport Blues
Compilation Brian Dickinson - Alone Together Jazz Toronto
Breau, Lenny Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Love Talk
Namaro, Jimmy Soft Hands Driftwood
Compilation Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Sullivan, Joyce As Long as He Needs Me The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Wilkins, Rick Junk My Heart Belongs to Me
Collier, Ron Orchestra & Duke Ellington Silent Night, Lonely Night Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Koffman, Moe Now is the Time Goes Electric
Koffman, Moe L'il Bitty Pretty One Moe's Curried Soul
Amadio, Norman Trio Alleluia D.T.'s. ST
Dale, Jimmy Could it be Magic Profiles
Bickert, Ed You're Right As Rain I Like To Recognize the Tune
Koffman, Moe Lord Have Mercy Goes Electric
McPeek, Ben He's So Fine Peace Train
McPeek, Ben Never My Love Peace Train
Crosley, Doug Sing a Happy Song (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Breau, Lenny Mercy, Mercy, Mercy The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Episode 7-Oh! Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Yorkville Avenue Band Moving Day "Moving Day"
Laurie Bower Singers Sweet Ginger Bread Man Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Appleyard, Peter Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Ambrose, Tommy You're Driving Me Crazy Young Tommy Ambrose
Namaro, Jimmy This Could be the Start of Something Big Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Agostini, Lucio Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Browne, Brian Trio After Midnight Toronto Instrumental
Roderman, Teddy Up-Up and Away Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Namaro, Jimmy Street of Dreams featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Koffman, Moe Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Laurie Bower Singers Nine to Five It Goes Like It Goes
Bickert, Ed Barbados Bye Bye Baby
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Basso, Guido East of the Sun One More for the Road
Mutual Understanding Show Me Your Laughter Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Namaro, Jimmy Jimmy Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Laurie Bower Singers Silver Bird Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
McPeek, Ben Everything's Alright Peace Train
Hardy, Hagood Promenade Reflections
Collier, Ron Tentet The Days of Wine And Roses ST
Badgley, Bill Lady Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Just You, Just Me (vocals Dianne Brooks) Bluesprint
Laurie Bower Singers Daniel Wish I Was A Plane
Sanderlings Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Angie Baby Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Breau, Lenny Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Arpin, John Alaskan Rag (1959) Other Side Of Ragtime
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil) Now!
Dale, Jimmy Wave Soft and Groovy
Cowell, Johnny Darling Mama His Girl
Basso, Guido Sweet Gingerbread Man Love Talk
Cowell, Johnny I Have the Pleasure Hot Brass

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