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
Laurie Bower Singers I Got a Name Back Home Again
Ambrose, Tommy A Cottage for Sale Young Tommy Ambrose
Appleyard, Peter There Will Never Be Another You Per-cus-sive Jazz
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Petite Waltz Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Summer Love Do Something Nice Today!
Badgley, Bill Georgy Girl At the Ports of Call
Compilation Ted Komar - Bela Bimba CBC Comp 409
Basso, Guido Gentle Rain One More for the Road
Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Basso, Guido Mia Mia It's Happening
Nimmons, Phil Group Jasper Take 10
Toth, Jerry Guitar Concerto: Adagio The Music Of
Roderman, Teddy Measure The Valleys Makin' It With You
Cowell, Johnny Flight of the Bumblebee (Wynton Marsalis) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Moses, Kathryn Prince Charming's Brother ST
Roderman, Teddy Sunny Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Amaro, Eugene Strangers In The Night The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Marshall, Herb Make it With You (David Gates - Bread) Toronto Vocalist
Koster, Wally Alone Together The Songs of Wally Koster
Koffman, Moe Overture To Spring (Allegro) The Four Seasons
Wilkins, Rick Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Appleyard, Peter Feelings ST
Roderman, Teddy Make It With You Makin' It With You
Zaza, Paul Wonderman Faces and Places
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Vera Cruz Halifax Instrumental
Wilkins, Rick Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Butler, Bill June in January The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Collier, Ron Tentet The Thrill is Gone ST
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Rag Medley (Rogers) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Appleyard, Peter Just In Time The Vibe Sound Of
Agostini, Lucio Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Namaro, Jimmy Stranger in Paradise Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Basso, Guido Ill Wind One More for the Road
Dale, Jimmy On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Profiles
Appleyard, Peter Witchcraft Per-cus-sive Jazz
Compilation Ted Komar - Kalinka CBC Comp 409
Appleyard, Peter Pavanne pour une infante défunte Peter Appleyard Presents
Hardy, Hagood You and Me Against the World The Homecoming
Roderman, Teddy What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues Strictly Nimmons
Mutual Understanding Sunshine Man Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye
Agostini, Lucio Sulkey Race Action With Agostini
Crosley, Doug Pisces Child (Dolores Claman) With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Agostini, Lucio Guadalajara Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Randle, Doug Once Upon a Time (Doug Crosley, vocalist) Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Roderman, Teddy The Drifter Makin' It With You
Agostini, Lucio Pedro Pussycat Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Badgley, Bill All Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Bickert, Ed Ed Bickert - The Dreamer The Dreamer/ Windows (split with Michael Renzi)
Hardy, Hagood Joy, Joy The Christmas Album
Hardy, Hagood Misty Reflections
Toth, Jerry Portrait of Caroline The Classic Jerry Toth
Cowell, Johnny Playful Trumpets The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Appleyard, Peter Tell Me A Story ST
Badgley, Bill How Insensitive Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Toth, Jerry I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
Koffman, Moe In the Mood Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Gillis, Don Lady Death Baby It's Alright (featuring Moe Koffman (Toronto Flutist))
2B3 Michael Fonfara, Lance Anderson - Magic Carpet Ride The Toronto Sessions
Breau, Lenny King of the Road Guitar Sounds From
Basso, Guido Polka Dots & Moonbeams A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Arpin, John Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - Annie Is Back 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Tennison, Robert Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
McPeek, Ben Colonel Bogey The Original Sounds of
Arpin, John The Last Time I Saw Her Face Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Appleyard, Peter Fascinating Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Zaza, Paul Guitarra Espana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Hoffert, Paul With a Wiggle The Jazz Roots of
Hardy, Hagood Feliz Navidad The Christmas Album
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Koffman, Moe Forest Flower Goes Electric
Laurie Bower Singers Country Fair Looks Like We Made It
Dale, Jimmy Stranger in Paradise Profiles
Appleyard, Peter Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Laurie Bower Singers Shadow Song Wish I Was A Plane
Cowell, Johnny Darling Mama His Girl
Laurie Bower Singers Thorn In My Shoe Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Cuesta, Henry Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians (Do You Know The Way To) San Jose The Now Sound
Agostini, Lucio Mulberry Bush Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Basso, Guido Sleigh Ride Christmas Today
Roderman, Teddy Hard as I Try (Gene LacLellan) Stay Awhile
Wilkins, Rick Blues for Helene From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Namaro, Jimmy Body and Soul featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Basso, Guido I Can Dream Can't I A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Appleyard, Peter Why Don't You Do Right Per-cus-sive Jazz
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Wang Wang Blues Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
McPeek, Ben Track 17 Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Nimmons, Phil Group Who Walks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Zaza, Paul Guitarra Gitana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Hardy, Hagood Juarez '62 Reflections
Laurie Bower Singers Daniel Wish I Was A Plane
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Zaza, Paul Sailing High Images
2B3 Doug Riley, Michael Fonfara - Steel Onions The Toronto Sessions
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Canada (A Centennial Song) It’s a Sign of the Times
Arpin, John Sleepy Hollow Rag Concert In Ragtime
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Old Fashioned Way Toronto Instrumental

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