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
Bickert, Ed Come Rain or Come Shine ST
Cuesta, Henry Am I in Love? Clarinet With Strings
Butler, Bill Violets for Your Furs The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Namaro, Jimmy Night Sounds At the Westbury
Basso, Guido Windmills of Your Mind And All That Latin Jazz!
McPeek, Ben Thinking of You Thinking of You
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Wise Guys + Horn = Dixie
Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel Got a Feelin' for Love
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Summertime The Old Meets the New
Hardy, Hagood Love is in the Air Reflections
Moses, Kathryn Ready or Not ST
Zaza, Paul Dancing Lights Faces and Places
Basso, Guido You Are My Sunshine It's Happening
Knights of the Round Flugel Walkin' On New Grass (Ray Pennington) Bye Bye Love
Cowell, Johnny Anatomy of a Girl It's Gotta Be Love
Hardy, Hagood Jennifer's Song The Homecoming
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Back On the Bus Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six It's Impossible It's Impossible
Basso, Guido Lush Life A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Richardson, Jackie Child Eyes Part 2 Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Basso, Guido Nightcap It's Happening
Namaro, Jimmy I Got a Feelin' Your Foolin' With Mallets A 4 Thought
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra The Way You Look Tonight Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Mutual Understanding Wonderland In Wonderland
Compilation Herbie Spanier - Dimensions In Blue Jazz Toronto
McPeek, Ben When I'm 64 Thinking of You
Hardy, Hagood Reunion (Theme from Rituals) Tell Me My Name
Appleyard, Peter Midnight Sun The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Cowell, Johnny Satchmo (Louis Armstrong) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Cuesta, Henry Lonely is the Name Clarinet With Strings
Laurie Bower Singers Don't Ask Me Why It Goes Like It Goes
Appleyard, Peter Only For Lovers The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Cuesta, Henry Brand New Morning Clarinet With Strings
Roderman, Teddy Up-Up and Away Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Collier, Ron Tentet Fair Wind ST
Koffman, Moe Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Dale, Jimmy Norwegian Wood Soft and Groovy
Hoffert, Paul Growing Up The Jazz Roots of
Cuesta, Henry Remember When (We Made These Memories) Clarinet With Strings
McPeek, Ben Happy Talk His Voices and His Orchestra
Arpin, John Centennial Rag Concert In Ragtime
Compilation Lizzie Simcoe Toronto: What Other City Calls its Main Street Yonge?
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Badgley, Bill Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Breau, Lenny I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Basso, Guido Embraceable You A Lazy Afternoon (with Doug Riley)
Riccio, Pat In To Miami (Barry) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Koffman, Moe Windy Turned on
Agostini, Lucio Up, Up and a Bull Once Upon a Hundred Years
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Breezin' Along With the Breeze Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Butler, Bill Intermezzo Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Laurie Bower Singers Hold On to a Little Bit of Love Morning Has Broken
Breau, Lenny The Claw The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Bossa Noto Bluesprint
Nimmons, Phil Group Band Call Take 10
Amaro, Eugene What's Goin' On Twilight Time
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Wave Do Something Nice Today!
Agostini, Lucio Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Laurie Bower Singers You're Driving Me Crazy Feelin'
Appleyard, Peter The Last Blues Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Richardson, Jackie Too Beautiful to Know Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Laurie Bower Singers Pussywillow Cat-tails Morning Has Broken
Wilkins, Rick (Our) Love is Here to Stay From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Zaza, Paul Blue Shadow Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Transformations: 5th movement Transformations - Invocations
Riccio, Pat Watermelon Man (Hancock) From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Richardson, Jackie A Single Woman Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Namaro, Jimmy Lara's Theme Marimba, Xylophone and Piano with Orchestra
McCartney, Carol You Don't Know What Love Is A Night in Tunisia
Agostini, Lucio Gold Leaf Action With Agostini
Steel, Ivy What a Little Moonlight Can Do Reincarnation
Breau, Lenny Neptune ST
Appleyard, Peter Sophisticated Lady ST
Richardson, Jackie Me? Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Compilation Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut Motorcars In Concert 1970
Laurie Bower Singers Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Claman, Dolores, Richard Morris & Jerry Toth St. Lawrence Centre Song St. Lawrence Centre Song
Namaro, Jimmy We Gotta Get it All Together We Gotta Get It All Together
Basso, Guido I Go to Rio And All That Latin Jazz!
Moses, Kathryn Midnight ST
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Georgy Girl The Now Sound
Amaro, Eugene Afterglow Warm
Zaza, Paul High Spirits Faces and Places
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Arpin, John I Can't Depend On Love Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Laurie Bower Singers The Way I Want Got a Feelin' for Love
Riccio, Pat Sympatico (Mascheroni-Engvick) Babs Babineau: vocals From CBC Toronto (split with Alexander Read and His Tin Pan Alley Cats (LM 08)
Butler, Bill Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Sullivan, Joyce Speak Low The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Basso, Guido What A Friend It's Happening
Arpin, John Bill Bailey Concert In Ragtime
Hardy, Hagood A Time for Us As Time Goes By
Namaro, Jimmy So Danco Samba We Gotta Get It All Together
Badgley, Bill Music to Watch the Girls By At the Ports of Call
Hardy, Hagood I Feel It Stop 33 Sutton Place
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Taste of Honey It’s a Sign of the Times

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