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

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

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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

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Namaro, Jimmy Dark Eyes Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Wilkins, Rick Quiescence For the Sake of Music
Agostini, Lucio Taboo Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Browne, Brian Trio The Brian Browne Trio - Fair Weather The Brian Browne Trio (split with The Doug Randle Orchestra)
Laurie Bower Singers Angie Baby Back Home Again
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
McPeek, Ben Laughing Ben McPeek's Latest Fling at the Record Scene
Laurie Bower Singers Penny Lane Feelin'
Koffman, Moe Marty's Morgue The Shepherd Swings Again
Breau, Lenny On A Bach Bouree Minor's Aloud
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Look What They've Done to My Song It's Impossible
Browne, Brian Trio Browne Sugar The Toronto Scene
Zaza, Paul Superstar Faces and Places
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Sleepy Lagoon Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Compilation Jimmy Namaro - Man of La Mancha Motorcars In Concert 1970
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Kiss Waltz Trombone - Teddy Roderman
Nimmons, Phil Group Kicks (Outro) Nimmons 'N' Nine
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Waltz Medley (Bicycle Built for Two - Sidewalks of New York - Take Me Out to the Ball Game) (arr. Read) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
McPeek, Ben Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Arpin, John You Are What I Am Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' South Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Bostic, Cal The Darkest Hour Introducing
Hardy, Hagood Christmas Song The Christmas Album
Toth, Jerry The Fool On the Hill The Music Of
Butler, Bill Autummn Nocturne The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Arpin, John Love and Maple Syrup Love and Maple Syrup: John Arpin Plays Lightfoot
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today!
Zaza, Paul Sevillianas Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Original Toronto Dixieland Band
Stone, Fred Maera The Music of Fred Stone
Koffman, Moe The Swingin' Shepherd Blues Goes Electric
Zaza, Paul Fiesta Flamenco Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
McPeek, Ben Charade His Voices and His Orchestra
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Everybody's Talkin' (Fred Neil) Now!
Agostini, Lucio Tororito (Lucio Aostini) Toronto Composer / Arranger
Appleyard, Peter What I Did For Love ST
Compilation Peter Appleyard - Soulful Strut Motorcars In Concert 1970
Laurie Bower Singers Don't Give Up On Us Baby Looks Like We Made It
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Far Away Places Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist
Basso, Guido The Continental (Con Conrad) Lost in the Stars
Basso, Guido Portrait of Guido (Phil Dwyer) Lost in the Stars
Cowell, Johnny Blood of the Brave Bull The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Namaro, Jimmy He-Wat’s Happening? (What’s Happening) Plays Middle Road Jazz at the Westbury
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Blue Velvet The Old Meets the New
Cowell, Johnny The Golden Jet (Bobb Hull) His Girl
Wilkins, Rick I Could Have Been a Sailor Discovery
2B3 Bill Payne, Michael Fonfara - High Heel Feat The Toronto Sessions
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Blue Mantilla ST
Crosley, Doug Frances (Doug Crosley, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Moses, Kathryn Midnight ST
Laurie Bower Singers Didn't We The Rose And The Rain
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra A Summer Place And I Love Her
Zaza, Paul Maid of the Mist Images
Wilkins, Rick Neat! My Heart Belongs to Me
Laurie Bower Singers Think Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
Wilkins, Rick Discovery Discovery
Roderman, Teddy That's Life Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Appleyard, Peter The Linconshire Poacher The Lincolnshire Poacher
Breau, Lenny Claude (Free Song) ST
Laurie Bower Singers Love and Maple Syrup (Gordon Lightfoot) Love and Maple Syrup b/w Everybody's Reachin' Out for Someone
Breau, Lenny A Taste of Honey The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Agostini, Lucio Pedro Pussycat Mucho Lucio: Latin American Music Arranged And Conducted by Lucio Agostini
Badgley, Bill Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Compilation Catherine Mckinnon - Sable Island CBC Comp 409
Steel, Ivy Boudoirs Reincarnation
Hardy, Hagood Will You Still be Mine? Stop 33 Sutton Place
Laurie Bower Singers Together Take Me Home Country Roads
Compilation Cleone Duncan - Life Is A Merry-Go-Round 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Basso, Guido You are My Sunshine It's Happening (re-issue)
Compilation Lorne Lofsky - T.T.T. Jazz Toronto
Namaro, Jimmy Babylon At the Westbury
Basso, Guido Gentle Rain One More for the Road
Steel, Ivy Prelude to a Kiss Reincarnation
Koffman, Moe Jeannine Tales of Koffman
Amaro, Eugene My Love Twilight Time
Amaro, Eugene People The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Agostini, Lucio Centennial Caravan Once Upon a Hundred Years
Nimmons, Phil Group Step in Time Mary Popppins Swings
Schofield, Pete and the Canadians Sign of the Times It’s a Sign of the Times
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Memphis Blues (vocal by Trump Davidson) Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read
Arpin, John Wild Cherries Rag (1908) Other Side Of Ragtime
Wilkins, Rick Portrait of a Young Lady Discovery
Namaro, Jimmy Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Agostini, Lucio Voyageur Canoe Race Once Upon a Hundred Years
Basso, Guido Yesterday When I Was Young (live) (Charles Aznavour) Lost in the Stars
Nimmons, Phil Group As a Rully Take 10
Thompson, Don 'D.T.' Castle Rock Bluesprint
Basso, Guido My Ideal One More for the Road
Bostic, Cal That's All Introducing
Appleyard, Peter Undecided Per-cus-sive Jazz
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine - Gone With the Blues Strictly Nimmons
Electronic Ensemble (Ben McPeek) Peter & The Wolf Peter & The Wolf b/w Monkey Music
Appleyard, Peter Crazy Rhythm The Vibe Sound Of
Collier, Ron Tentet Fair Wind ST
Compilation Meditation (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Moses, Kathryn Oleo ST
Cuesta, Henry Singin' My Song Plays Favourites
Amaro, Eugene Didn’t We The Tenor Saxaphone of Eugene Amaro (re-issue)
Toth, Jerry If We Try The Twelve Sides Of
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra I'll See You in My Dreams Reminiscing: Featuring Teddy Roderman, trombonist

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