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
Agostini, Lucio Pedro Pussycat Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
McPeek, Ben Peace Train Peace Train
Centro, Vic Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Badgley, Bill Georgy Girl At the Ports of Call
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Chips & Gravy (Nimmons) Now!
Appleyard, Peter Telephone Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Nimmons, Phil Group Last Night When We Were Young Take 10
Laurie Bower Singers Is Someone Listening? Morning Has Broken
Knights of the Round Flugel Bye Bye Love (B. Bryant) Bye Bye Love
Laurie Bower Singers Morning Has Broken Morning Has Broken
Appleyard, Peter Satin Doll The Vibe Sound Of
Badgley, Bill Tiny Bubbles Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Hoghead Shout + Horn = Dixie
Sanderlings Come Saturday Morning (Dory Previn & Fred Karlin) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Zaza, Paul Warm Breezes Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
2B3 Rob Gusevs, Denis Keldie - Hush The Toronto Sessions
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' 12th Street Rag (featuring Alexander "Ragtime" Read) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Dig Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Toth, Jerry Piano Concerto #2 .. Rudy Toth piano solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Toth, Jerry The Importance of the Rose The Music Of
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Exactly Like Jerry Smith Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Collier, Ron Tentet Walking Out ST
Namaro, Jimmy Chi Chi Cha Cha Cha Driftwood
Steel, Ivy Travelling Light Reincarnation
Breau, Lenny Music to Watch Girls By Guitar Sounds From
Zaza, Paul Flight to the Sun Faces and Places
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra A Summer Place And I Love Her
Laurie Bower Singers 50 Ways Got a Feelin' for Love
Roderman, Teddy What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Cowell, Johnny The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Silver (A Prayer) Transformations - Invocations
Hardy, Hagood Promenade Reflections
Roderman, Teddy The Happening Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Appleyard, Peter Harlem Nocturne Per-cus-sive Jazz
Amaro, Eugene Strangers In The Night The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Cowell, Johnny Still Feeling Blue It's Gotta Be Love
Collier, Ron Tentet Just About Now ST
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians A Brand New Scene Yes It's Toronto with Karen Hendrix ‎
Laurie Bower Singers You Decorated My Life When You Say Goodbye
Breau, Lenny Freight Train Guitar Sounds From
Appleyard, Peter Tenderly Per-cus-sive Jazz
Laurie Bower Singers Minute To Minute When You Say Goodbye
Compilation Ben McPeek - Kapuskasing Kaper Motorcars In Concert 1970
Koffman, Moe Flute Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Perfect Day Sailin' Home
Toth, Jerry Heather My Love The Twelve Sides Of
Basso, Guido Winter Wonderland Christmas Today
Amaro, Eugene Afterglow Warm
Arpin, John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Direct to Disc
Badgley, Bill Amanda Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Sullivan, Joyce The Anniversary Song The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Koffman, Moe In the Mood Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Badgley, Bill In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Moses, Kathryn Prince Charming's Brother ST
Laurie Bower Singers You Never Done It Like That You
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Breau, Lenny Spanjazz The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra Let's Call the Whole Thing Off And I Love Her
Moses, Kathryn Oleo ST
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty If You Could Read My Mind Do Something Nice Today!
Marshall, Herb Get Out of My Life Woman (Allen Toussaint) Toronto Vocalist
Butler, Bill The Dream of Olwen Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Compilation Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Nimmons, Phil Group Blue Lou Nimmons 'N' Nine
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Badgley, Bill Lady Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Watch Out for the Little People Strictly Nimmons
Breau, Lenny Mister Night ST
Amadio, Norman Trio Alleluia D.T.'s. ST
Wilkins, Rick How Deep Is Your Love For the Sake of Music
Basso, Guido You're Nearer One More for the Road
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Kicks (Closing Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Yorkville Avenue Band All of You "Moving Day"
Basso, Guido You are My Sunshine It's Happening (re-issue)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I Lived in a Dream Halifax Instrumental
Laurie Bower Singers Sweet Ginger Bread Man Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Blues Blow (Straight Ahead!) Now!
Appleyard, Peter Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Appleyard, Peter The Blue Room The Vibe Sound Of
Ambrose, Tommy Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - Jennine Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Koffman, Moe Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Arpin, John Tickled to Death Concert In Ragtime
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra Destino And I Love Her
Laurie Bower Singers Love to the People Looks Like We Made It
Appleyard, Peter Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage My Love Montage
Agostini, Lucio Caprice Canadien Action With Agostini
Arpin, John Laughter in the Rain Direct to Disc
Mutual Understanding When The World Was Young In Wonderland
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage If I Could ST
Laurie Bower Singers Penny Lane Feelin'
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Namaro, Jimmy Afro-Rock We Gotta Get It All Together
Toth, Jerry The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
Dale, Jimmy Baubles, Bangles and Beads Profiles
Amaro, Eugene My Love Twilight Time
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 5th movement Transformations - Invocations

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