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
Koffman, Moe Country Song Moe's Curried Soul
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians 007 Medley (Dr. No, Goldfinger) The Old Meets the New
Breau, Lenny Killer Joe Minor's Aloud
Basso, Guido Early Morning Rain Love Talk
Hoffert, Paul Grotto Walk The Jazz Roots of
Breau, Lenny I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
McPeek, Ben Ramblin' Rose The Original Sounds of
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Far Away Places Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Basso, Guido Christmas Waltz Christmas Today
Basso, Guido Put Your Hand in the Hand Love Talk
Laurie Bower Singers The Rose Laurie Bower
Breau, Lenny Tuning Time The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Basso, Guido Mia Mia It's Happening
Cowell, Johnny Walk Hand in Hand The Tender Loving Care
Breau, Lenny Long Way To Go Minor's Aloud
Randle, Doug Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Laurie Bower Singers Rhumba Girl It Goes Like It Goes
Basso, Guido Bye Bye Blues One More for the Road
Breau, Lenny Music to Watch Girls By Guitar Sounds From
Mutual Understanding Out of This World In Wonderland
Hardy, Hagood Travellin' On The Homecoming
Laurie Bower Singers Here's That Rainy Day Feelin'
Laurie Bower Singers Penny Lane Feelin'
Butler, Bill Theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2 Portrait of a Piano: The Exciting Sound of Bill Butler
Agostini, Lucio Watch What Happens Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Cuesta, Henry Skyline Stomp Plays Favourites
Koster, Wally Alone Together The Songs of Wally Koster
Cowell, Johnny Air On a G String The Virtuoso Trumpet
Agostini, Lucio Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Laurie Bower Singers Epilogue Morning Has Broken
Cuesta, Henry We're at Home Clarinet With Strings
Richardson, Jackie Here's to Life Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Zaza, Paul Summer Evening Images
Sealy, Joe, Don Palmer, Tom Cohoon & Skip Beckwith Espresso Sailin' Home
Butler, Bill Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Namaro, Jimmy East of the Sun Driftwood
Zaza, Paul Hollywood Hills Faces and Places
Zaza, Paul Portrait of a Rose Faces and Places
Agostini, Lucio Dundurn Castle Once Upon a Hundred Years
Amaro, Eugene Wheels Of Life Warm
Breau, Lenny Minors Aloud Minor's Aloud
Roderman, Teddy Goodbye Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Compilation Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut Motorcars In Concert 1970
Laurie Bower Singers If You Feel Got a Feelin' for Love
Namaro, Jimmy Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Breau, Lenny Claude (Free Song) ST
Collier, Ron Tentet The Days of Wine And Roses ST
Nimmons, Phil Group In a Minor Mode Nimmons 'N' Nine
Randle, Doug Alley Cat Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
McCartney, Carol No More Blues A Night in Tunisia
Compilation Phil Nimmons Quartet - Stompin' at the Savoy CBC Comp 409
Zaza, Paul Beautiful People Coasting (with Isaacs)
2B3 Denis Keldie, Bill Payne - Life is a Carnival The Toronto Sessions
Koster, Wally Time Was The Songs of Wally Koster
Wilkins, Rick Swinging On a Star From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - Bauble Bangles And Beads Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Sing Do Something Nice Today!
Laurie Bower Singers Just To Be Alone With You You
Hardy, Hagood If I Had Nothing But a Dream Reflections
Roderman, Teddy The Green Grass Starts To Grow Makin' It With You
Breau, Lenny Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
Amaro, Eugene Twilight Time Twilight Time
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Hideaway (Barbara Moore) ST
Basso, Guido Dale be There And All That Latin Jazz!
Laurie Bower Singers You Are What I Am Wish I Was A Plane
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Bass-ically Yours Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Roderman, Teddy Animal Crackers in My Soup Makin' It With You
Hardy, Hagood Jennifer's Song The Homecoming
Hardy, Hagood Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Album
Laurie Bower Singers Looks Like We Made It Looks Like We Made It
Badgley, Bill In the Arms of Love Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Appleyard, Peter The P.E.I. Polka The Lincolnshire Poacher
Zaza, Paul Superstar Faces and Places
Amadio, Norman Trio You Do Something To Me ST
Namaro, Jimmy Morrocco At the Westbury
Laurie Bower Singers Tell No Lies You
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six I Love to Play (Opening Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Namaro, Jimmy Despertar We Gotta Get It All Together
Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Chariots of Fire - Race to the End Laurie Bower
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Yesterday It’s a Sign of the Times
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Wilkins, Rick Tetra Tetra From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
Zaza, Paul Guitarra Gitana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sleepy Lagoon Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Down by the Old Mill Stream The Old Meets the New
Amadio, Norman Trio Nica's Dream ST
Namaro, Jimmy Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Cuesta, Henry Just a Closer Walk with Thee Clarinet With Strings
Laurie Bower Singers Boney Fingers Back Home Again
Cowell, Johnny Darling Mama His Girl
Cowell, Johnny Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Agostini, Lucio Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Cowell, Johnny Valley of the Six Hundred It's Gotta Be Love
Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Nimmons, Phil Group Fascinating Rhythm Nimmons 'N' Nine
Arpin, John Alaskan Rag (1959) Other Side Of Ragtime
Cowell, Johnny Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Amaro, Eugene Didn’t We The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Richardson, Jackie You've Got to Give Me Room Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

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