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
Roderman, Teddy Stay Awhile (Ken Tobias) Stay Awhile
Cowell, Johnny Caesar's Palace Hot Brass
Cuesta, Henry Lonely Girl Clarinet With Strings
Breau, Lenny Monday, Monday Guitar Sounds From
Cuesta, Henry The Things I Love Clarinet With Strings
Compilation Jane Bunnett - Rendez-Vous Jazz Toronto
Bickert, Ed I Like To Recognize the Tune I Like To Recognize the Tune
Amaro, Eugene I Left My Heart In San Francisco The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Dale, Jimmy I Should Care Soft and Groovy
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Love Talk
Breau, Lenny You Needed Me (Randy Goodrum) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Basso, Guido Noelle Love Talk
2B3 Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief The Toronto Sessions
Koffman, Moe If I Were a Carpenter Turned on
Hardy, Hagood When the First Snow Falls The Christmas Album
Agostini, Lucio Once Upon a Hundred Years (Theme) Once Upon a Hundred Years
Compilation Eve Smith - I Care 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Sanderlings Dreams & Wishes (Bob Ruzicka) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Leave Me Alone Ruby Red Dress Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Hardy, Hagood If I Had Nothing But a Dream Reflections
Wilkins, Rick Weekend in New England My Heart Belongs to Me
Breau, Lenny Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Koffman, Moe Francesca Cool and Hot Sax
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Compilation Ken Steele - Gently 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Breau, Lenny The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Dale, Jimmy On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Profiles
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Namaro, Jimmy Nightingale Driftwood
Appleyard, Peter Soulful Strut The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Richardson, Jackie I Like Your Company - Old Friends Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Namaro, Jimmy We Three featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Toth, Jerry To Wait for Love The Music Of
Bickert, Ed Ed Bickert - Windows The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Breau, Lenny Bluesette The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
Hardy, Hagood Afternoon in Venice Maybe Tomorrow
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Fidgety Feet Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Cowell, Johnny Siberian Love Song Our Winter Love
Steel, Ivy Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Arpin, John Go My Way Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Dale, Jimmy The Look Of Love Soft and Groovy
Badgley, Bill Music to Watch Girls By Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Agostini, Lucio Tuxedo Junction Cha Cha Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Hardy, Hagood Harlequin (A Time for Love) Reflections
McPeek, Ben Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Tennison, Robert Troupe Cause You Are Here Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Cuesta, Henry Royal Garden Blues Plays Favourites
Steel, Ivy Boudoirs Reincarnation
Crosley, Doug When I Met You (Babs Babineau and Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Where Are You Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' 12th Street Rag (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Zaza, Paul Fine and Dandy Faces and Places
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - Annie Is Back 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Wilkins, Rick Summer Song For the Sake of Music
Butler, Bill I'll Remember April The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Nimmons, Phil Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Claman, Dolores, Richard Morris & Jerry Toth St. Lawrence Centre Song St. Lawrence Centre Song
Bickert, Ed When Sonny Gets Blue ST
Dale, Jimmy If Toronto Instrumental
Wilson, Doug Quartet Canadian Theme Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Agostini, Lucio Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Basso, Guido I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Arpin, John Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Basso, Guido Ill Wind One More for the Road
Cuesta, Henry We're at Home Clarinet With Strings
Agostini, Lucio Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
Collier, Ron Tentet Come Sunday ST
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Mrs. Robinson The Now Sound
Koffman, Moe Icicle Bells (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Cuesta, Henry At a Georgia Camp Meeting Clarinet With Strings
Zaza, Paul Summer Evening Images
Namaro, Jimmy Driftwood Driftwood
Hardy, Hagood Watching Through the Night Maybe Tomorrow
Steel, Ivy Now or Never Reincarnation
Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Toth, Jerry The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Riccio, Pat In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Appleyard, Peter Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Wilkins, Rick Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
Hardy, Hagood God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen The Christmas Album
Zaza, Paul Mimosa Coasting (with Isaacs)
Zaza, Paul Expresso Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Koffman, Moe High Heeled Sneakers Moe's Curried Soul
Breau, Lenny Blues Theme The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Compilation Rhonda Silver - I Saw It Happen 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Laurie Bower Singers Bye Bye Love Laurie Bower
Namaro, Jimmy Call Me Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Squits Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Bickert, Ed Pensativa Bye Bye Baby
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty If You Could Read My Mind Do Something Nice Today!
Badgley, Bill In the Arms of Love At the Ports of Call
Agostini, Lucio Que Sera Sera Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Sullivan, Joyce Speak Low The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Arpin, John Jenny's Tune Direct to Disc
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra I Love You And I Love Her
Hardy, Hagood A Time for Us As Time Goes By
McPeek, Ben Fascinating Rhythm His Voices and His Orchestra
Wilkins, Rick The Closer I Get To You For the Sake of Music

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