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.

FEATURED

Browne, Brian Trio - The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)

Montréal, Québec - Ottawa, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra - ST

London, England, 🇬🇧 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Breau, Lenny - ST

Auburn, Maine, 🇺🇸 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Namaro, Jimmy - We Gotta Get It All Together

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Badgley, Bill - Blue-Ribbon Badgley

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Badgley, Bill - At the Ports of Call

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Mutual Understanding - In Wonderland

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Collier, Ron Tentet - ST

Coleman, Alberta - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Amaro, Eugene - Warm

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Agostini, Lucio - Action With Agostini

Fano, Italy → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Schofield, Pete and the Canadians - It’s a Sign of the Times

Don Mills, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Laurie Bower Singers - You

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Toth, Jerry - The Twelve Sides Of

Windsor, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hardy, Hagood & the Montage - ST

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Wilkins, Rick - From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)

Hamilton - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

McPeek, Ben - Only God Knows b/w Keyboard Grease

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hardy, Hagood - As Time Goes By

Angola, Indiana, 🇺🇸 → Brantford → Oakville → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Sanderlings - With The Jim Pirie Orchestra

St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Hoffert, Paul - The Jazz Roots of

Brooklyn, New York, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Zaza, Paul - Faces and Places

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Namaro, Jimmy - With Mallets A 4 Thought

Columbus, Michigan, 🇺🇸 (or La Rosita, Mexico) → Hamilton, Ontario → Richmond, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

McPeek, Ben - The Original Sounds of

Trail, British Columbia → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Laurie Bower Singers - Take Me Home Country Roads

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six - Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64

Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Basso, Guido - Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Randle, Doug - Songs for the New Industrial State

Calgary, Alberta → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Richardson, Jackie - Woman's View... Through Child Eyes

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Breau, Lenny - Minor's Aloud

Auburn, Maine, 🇺🇸 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Basso, Guido - It's Happening (re-issue)

Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

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

Brian Browne Trio-The Toronto Scene BACK

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

ST

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

patricciosr11-fixed

Morning Has Broken

Laurie Bower Singers / Take Me Home Country Roads

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Compilation Carol Welsman - Lucky to be Me Jazz Toronto
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians I Say A Little Prayer For You The Now Sound
McPeek, Ben Imagine Peace Train
Hardy, Hagood When Joanne Loved Me Maybe Tomorrow
Arpin, John Cannonball Blues Concert In Ragtime
Agostini, Lucio Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Cowell, Johnny Arioso The Virtuoso Trumpet
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Agostini, Lucio Canadians on the Go-Go Once Upon a Hundred Years
Ambrose, Tommy I Don't Hurt Anymore Young Tommy Ambrose
Cowell, Johnny Quiet Girl The Tender Loving Care
Laurie Bower Singers Song Sung Blue Morning Has Broken
Namaro, Jimmy Hammering Home With Mallets A 4 Thought
Wilkins, Rick Summer Song For the Sake of Music
McPeek, Ben Big Red The Original Sounds of
Breau, Lenny Bonaparte's Retreat (King & Stewart) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Zaza, Paul Sun Ranch Coasting (with Isaacs)
Stone, Fred Tamara The Music of Fred Stone
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sweet Leilani ST
Koffman, Moe Twist That Thing Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Compilation Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass - The Duke Jazz Toronto
Steel, Ivy Boudoirs Reincarnation
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage How Insensitive Montage
Randle, Doug Cote d´Azur Elan Stuart & Doug Crosley, vocalists
Bostic, Cal Longing For You Introducing
Ambrose, Tommy This Song Is Ended Young Tommy Ambrose
Appleyard, Peter Donald's Duck The Lincolnshire Poacher
McPeek, Ben Peace Train Peace Train
Basso, Guido I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Jimmy McHugh) Lost in the Stars
Toth, Jerry The Last Rhapsody The Classic Jerry Toth
McPeek, Ben Downtown His Voices and His Orchestra
Laurie Bower Singers Fool That I Am It Goes Like It Goes
Appleyard, Peter Apres Toi The Lincolnshire Poacher
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - She's Like the Swallow CBC Comp 409
Hardy, Hagood Winter Wonderland The Christmas Album
McPeek, Ben Admiral Halsey Peace Train
Bostic, Cal Georgie Girl Introducing
Hardy, Hagood Oh Holy Night The Christmas Album
Koffman, Moe James Brown's Bag Turned on
Namaro, Jimmy Morrocco At the Westbury
Koffman, Moe Shimmy Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Collier, Ron Orchestra & Duke Ellington Aurora Borealis Duke Ellington: "North of the Border" in Canada
Tennison, Robert Troupe Just Like a Fool Just Like a Fool b/w Cause You Are Here
Arpin, John Dead Man Blues Other Side Of Ragtime
Amaro, Eugene More Than You Know Twilight Time
Koffman, Moe Forest Flower Goes Electric
Laurie Bower Singers When You Find a Sad Song Back Home Again
Nimmons, Phil Group The Perfect Nanny Mary Popppins Swings
Steel, Ivy Robbin’s Nest Reincarnation
Zaza, Paul Guitarra Espana Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Compilation Brian Hughes - The Bridge Jazz Toronto
Basso, Guido Megantic Outlaw Put Your Hand in the Hand
Badgley, Bill All Blue-Ribbon Badgley
Agostini, Lucio Hoedown Action With Agostini
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Wichita Lineman The Now Sound
Koffman, Moe Swinging' Shepherd Blues Twist Moe Koffman the Swinging Shepherd Plays for Teens
Namaro, Jimmy I Wanna Know We Gotta Get It All Together
Basso, Guido Ten Little Indians It's Happening
Amaro, Eugene On Days Like These The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Hardy, Hagood Clouds The Homecoming
Cowell, Johnny Every Single Day The Tender Loving Care
Basso, Guido Last Night When We Were Young One More for the Road
Appleyard, Peter Night Journey Peter Appleyard Presents
Agostini, Lucio St. Thomas Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Arpin, John King Porter Stomp Concert In Ragtime
Laurie Bower Singers Don't Ask Me Why It Goes Like It Goes
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Wolverine Blues Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Compilation Tommy Ambrose - Annie Is Back 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Hardy, Hagood (Theme from) Second Wind Maybe Tomorrow
Zaza, Paul Mimosa Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - One More for Baby Strictly Nimmons
Wilkins, Rick (Our) Love is Here to Stay From Lush to Lively (with Oliver Jones)
McPeek, Ben Get Out of Town His Voices and His Orchestra
Laurie Bower Singers Circle Round The Sky Back Home Again
Laurie Bower Singers Oh My Lady Wish I Was A Plane
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - This Can't Be Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Hardy, Hagood Deck The Halls (With Boughs Of Holly) The Christmas Album
Breau, Lenny Killer Joe Minor's Aloud
Randle, Doug Warm in the Sunshine Songs for the New Industrial State
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Cowell, Johnny Don't Mention My Name Hot Brass
Ambrose, Tommy Let Loose Young Tommy Ambrose
Badgley, Bill Sand and Sea At the Ports of Call
Toth, Jerry Tell Me Now Tell Me Now b/w It's a Great Life (with The Gossips)
Basso, Guido East of the Sun One More for the Road
Cowell, Johnny Marcella's Waltz (Valse Brilliante) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Koffman, Moe Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Cool and Hot Sax
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I Lived in a Dream Halifax Instrumental
Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup Take Me Home Country Roads
Appleyard, Peter Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Toth, Jerry The Worst That Could Happen The Music Of
Koffman, Moe The Baron Cool and Hot Sax
Wilson, Doug Quartet Canada Canada b/w Canadian Theme
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Adios Muchachos Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Zaza, Paul Sunday Morning Images
Namaro, Jimmy Love For Sale At the Westbury
Appleyard, Peter The Man With The Golden Arm Per-cus-sive Jazz
Cowell, Johnny Shag Our Winter Love
Badgley, Bill If You Leave Me Now Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Moses, Kathryn Ready or Not ST

Comments

No Comments