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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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, 🇨🇦

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Mutual Understanding - Show Me Your Laughter/ Summer of '42 // Sunshine Man/ If You Say Goodbye

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 So Let Our Love Begin Makin' It With You
Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Koster, Wally Alone Together The Songs of Wally Koster
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Cape St Marys CBC Comp 409
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Copenhagen Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Toth, Jerry The Moth .. Peter Appleyard vibes solo The Classic Jerry Toth
Breau, Lenny Taranta Guitar Sounds From
Laurie Bower Singers Peaceful Wish I Was A Plane
Namaro, Jimmy African Echoes We Gotta Get It All Together
Mutual Understanding Little Girl Blue In Wonderland
Cowell, Johnny Freeze! Our Winter Love
Steel, Ivy Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Basso, Guido Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Koffman, Moe The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
Breau, Lenny Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Wilkins, Rick Ballad for Carolyn My Heart Belongs to Me
Koffman, Moe When the Saints Go Marching In Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
McCartney, Carol You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
Roderman, Teddy What's Doin' (Phil Nimmons) Stay Awhile
Agostini, Lucio Sunwheel Dance (Bruce Cockburn) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Appleyard, Peter Mack The Knife Per-cus-sive Jazz
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I'll Follow My Secret Heart Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Basso, Guido 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) Lost in the Stars
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Vinaroz Halifax Instrumental
Koffman, Moe Curried Sole Moe's Curried Soul
McConnell, Rob and the Boss Brass Shuffle Boogie, Swamp, Groove Blue Toronto Instrumental
McCartney, Carol A Night in Tunisia A Night in Tunisia
Dale, Jimmy Wave Soft and Groovy
Laurie Bower Singers You Needed Me You
Cuesta, Henry Glamorous Night Clarinet With Strings
Compilation Ted Komar - My Beloved CBC Comp 409
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)
Namaro, Jimmy I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Laurie Bower Singers It Takes Time Take Me Home Country Roads
Appleyard, Peter Mambo #V Peter Appleyard Presents
Namaro, Jimmy Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
McPeek, Ben A Taste of Honey His Voices and His Orchestra
Laurie Bower Singers Why Is Forever Taking So Long When You Say Goodbye
Crosley, Doug Hogtown (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Song of the Tropics ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Kicks (Closing Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Laurie Bower Singers Sir Duke Looks Like We Made It
Crosley, Doug For All We Know With Lucio Agostini and his Orchestra
Butler, Bill I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Amaro, Eugene Something About You Twilight Time
Centro, Vic Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sleeping Beauty Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Agostini, Lucio Black Rose (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
McPeek, Ben If You Could Read My Mind Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Breau, Lenny I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Hardy, Hagood (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Wilkins, Rick Blues for Helene From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Randle, Doug Song for the Middle Aged Songs for the New Industrial State
Koffman, Moe House of Green Lights Tales of Koffman
Tennison, Robert Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Yorkville Avenue Band Takin' Me Through the Night "Moving Day"
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Richardson, Jackie Please Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Wilkins, Rick Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Dale, Jimmy Here, There, And Everywhere Soft and Groovy
Namaro, Jimmy Up a Lazy River We Gotta Get It All Together
Richardson, Jackie Child Eyes Part 1 - A Woman's View Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Basso, Guido Tequila It's Happening (re-issue)
Nimmons, Phil Group Kicks Nimmons 'N' Nine
Namaro, Jimmy So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Cowell, Johnny Genevieve The Tender Loving Care
Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Dale, Jimmy My Reverie Profiles
Agostini, Lucio Carey (Joni Mitchell) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Basso, Guido Martelli And All That Latin Jazz!
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Wolverine Blues Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Dale, Jimmy Music To Watch Girls By Soft and Groovy
Butler, Bill I'll Remember April The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Appleyard, Peter Avalon The Vibe Sound Of
Toth, Jerry Say Goodbye To Your Cash The Twelve Sides Of
Breau, Lenny No Greater Love The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Laurie Bower Singers You're Driving Me Crazy Feelin'
Hardy, Hagood Silent Sky Tell Me My Name
Laurie Bower Singers Cotton Jenny Morning Has Broken
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Simon/Garfunkel) ST
Cuesta, Henry Remember When (We Made These Memories) Clarinet With Strings
Cuesta, Henry Skyline Stomp Plays Favourites
Laurie Bower Singers You Never Done It Like That You
Moses, Kathryn Ready or Not ST
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Lip Flap (For Fred) Now!
Agostini, Lucio Prairie Boy Action With Agostini
Appleyard, Peter Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage If Montage
Koster, Wally Home in Canada (Pat Riccio) The Songs of Wally Koster
Ambrose, Tommy Time After Time Young Tommy Ambrose
Ambrose, Tommy Have a Heart Young Tommy Ambrose
Randle, Doug Nicolston Dam Nicolston Dam b/w Do You Know That Fella (Is a Friend of Mine)
Hardy, Hagood Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Petite Waltz Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Ambrose, Tommy Goodbye Young Tommy Ambrose
Koster, Wally Wagon Wheels The Songs of Wally Koster
Roderman, Teddy Lovers Roulette Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Laurie Bower Singers Magnificent Sanctuary Band Morning Has Broken
McPeek, Ben Only God Knows Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease
Appleyard, Peter Passion Eyes The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)

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