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
Laurie Bower Singers Sunshine On My Shoulders Back Home Again
Laurie Bower Singers Wedding Cake Feelin'
Wilkins, Rick Sometimes When We Touch For the Sake of Music
Basso, Guido S'Wonderful And All That Latin Jazz!
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage You're Here Montage
Appleyard, Peter Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Moses, Kathryn Midmorning ST
McPeek, Ben Who Can I Turn to His Voices and His Orchestra
Basso, Guido The Continental (Con Conrad) Lost in the Stars
Arpin, John You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
2B3 Doug Riley, Bill Payne - Drown in My Own Tears The Toronto Sessions
Zaza, Paul Sunday Morning Images
Badgley, Bill Tiny Bubbles At the Ports of Call
Badgley, Bill Gonna Fly Now - Theme From Rocky Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Cowell, Johnny Marcella's Waltz His Girl
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Where or When Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Koffman, Moe Song for My Father Turned on
Koster, Wally September Song The Songs of Wally Koster
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Canadiana 67 It’s a Sign of the Times
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Fidgety Feet Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Appleyard, Peter You Put the Shine on Me Peter Appleyard Presents
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians What Are You Doing the Rest Of Your Life? Do Something Nice Today!
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Compilation Talk to the Animals (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Basso, Guido I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Stone, Fred Troika The Music of Fred Stone
Basso, Guido Anna’s Theme Put Your Hand in the Hand
McPeek, Ben Early Autumn His Voices and His Orchestra
Arpin, John Daniel Direct to Disc
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Roderman, Teddy Mississippi Stay Awhile
Agostini, Lucio St. Thomas Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Collier, Ron Tentet The Thrill is Gone ST
Namaro, Jimmy When the World Was Young featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Appleyard, Peter Moonlight Feels Right ST
Badgley, Bill All Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Cowell, Johnny Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Cuesta, Henry Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Namaro, Jimmy Bossa Nova Para Que Jaime featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Namaro, Jimmy Man of La Mancha Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Theme for Susan Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Little, Russ I Want to Make it With You (David Gates) Deeper and Deeper
Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out For Someone Take Me Home Country Roads
Koffman, Moe Tangerine (Bossa Nova) Tales of Koffman
Agostini, Lucio Taxi Action With Agostini
Cowell, Johnny For What it's Worth It's Gotta Be Love
Koffman, Moe Hey There Cool and Hot Sax
Badgley, Bill Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
Hoffert, Paul Lover Man The Jazz Roots of
Hardy, Hagood Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
McPeek, Ben American Woman Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Namaro, Jimmy Climax We Gotta Get It All Together
2B3 Lance Anderson, Denis Keldie - Big Chief The Toronto Sessions
Basso, Guido Tequila It's Happening (re-issue)
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - The Thirsty Blues Strictly Nimmons
Browne, Brian Trio Bonnie & Clyde Toronto Instrumental
Mutual Understanding Everybody Loves My Baby In Wonderland
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Come Saturday Morning Montage
Basso, Guido Nightcap It's Happening
Zaza, Paul Mellow Moments Coasting (with Isaacs)
Laurie Bower Singers Rita, Put Your Black Shoes On Take Me Home Country Roads
Agostini, Lucio Tutti Flutti Action With Agostini
Hardy, Hagood Silent Night, Holy Night The Christmas Album
Laurie Bower Singers It Goes Like It Goes It Goes Like It Goes
Cowell, Johnny Carnival of Venice (Herbert L. Clarke) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Appleyard, Peter Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Namaro, Jimmy September Song Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Basso, Guido Gentle Rain One More for the Road
Zaza, Paul Malaguena Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 2nd movement Transformations - Invocations
Basso, Guido Ten Little Indians It's Happening
Amaro, Eugene Did You Say The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Crosley, Doug Somewhere, Sometime (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Steel, Ivy What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Agostini, Lucio Sulkey Race Action With Agostini
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Bacharach-David) Now!
Breau, Lenny A Taste of Honey The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
2B3 Denis Keldie, Richard Bell - King Harvest The Toronto Sessions
Cowell, Johnny Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Amadio, Norman Trio Mein Shtetele Belz ST
Hardy, Hagood Maybe Tomorrow Maybe Tomorrow
Phillips, Colina Trying Times Toronto Vocalist
Amaro, Eugene Girl From Ipanema The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Cowell, Johnny Quiet Girl The Tender Loving Care
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Nobody Knows When You're Down and Out + Horn = Dixie
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Dolly Medley (Herman) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Appleyard, Peter Yesterday & Tomorrow Toronto Instrumental
Laurie Bower Singers Brand New Key Morning Has Broken
Toth, Jerry Tell Me Now The Music Of
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Russian Rag (Cobb) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Badgley, Bill How Insensitive Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Compilation Manteca - Salsa Nova Jazz Toronto
Hardy, Hagood Send in the Clowns Maybe Tomorrow
Browne, Brian Trio Baubles Bangles and Beads The Toronto Scene
Amaro, Eugene I'll Follow The Sun Warm
Hardy, Hagood When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Cuesta, Henry Skyline Stomp Plays Favourites
Laurie Bower Singers A Love Song Laurie Bower
Basso, Guido Liberated Brother Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Appleyard, Peter Where is the Love The Lincolnshire Poacher

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