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
Appleyard, Peter Donald's Duck The Lincolnshire Poacher
Laurie Bower Singers El Condor Pasa Look What They've Done to These Songs, Ma.....
McPeek, Ben When I'm 64 Thinking of You
Agostini, Lucio Reel Once Upon a Hundred Years
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Ballin' the Jack + Horn = Dixie
Zaza, Paul Mimosa Double Phase Guitar (with Ray Isaacs)
Appleyard, Peter Mambo Inn Per-cus-sive Jazz
Laurie Bower Singers My Life's A Song You
Laurie Bower Singers I Think It's Gonna Rain on Me Today Take Me Home Country Roads
Compilation Jim Pirie - We'll Walk Together 1967 CBC Song Market featuring Kiss The Wind
Agostini, Lucio Night In Spain Action With Agostini
Little, Russ Albert Flasher (Burton Cummings) Deeper and Deeper
Nimmons, Phil Group In a Mellotone Take 10
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six One Long Song Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Laurie Bower Singers Theme from Ice Castles - Through the Eyes of Love Laurie Bower
Hardy, Hagood (Love theme from) Missouri breaks Maybe Tomorrow
Appleyard, Peter Wichita Lineman The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Koffman, Moe Doxy The Shepherd Swings Again
Namaro, Jimmy Lazy Afternoon We Gotta Get It All Together
Hardy, Hagood Just the Way You Are Reflections
Compilation Carpet Man (arranged by Ray Sikora) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Amaro, Eugene To Spend My Love Twilight Time
Butler, Bill Violets for Your Furs The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Steel, Ivy Prelude to a Kiss Reincarnation
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Do Something Nice Today Do Something Nice Today! b/w Summer Love
Badgley, Bill Sand and Sea At the Ports of Call
Agostini, Lucio Tutti Flutti Action With Agostini
Moses, Kathryn Midmorning ST
Breau, Lenny Taranta Guitar Sounds From
Basso, Guido Give Her My Love It's Happening
Compilation This Could be the Start of Something Big (arranged by Bruce Cassidy) Fall In: A Fun Fashion Musical
Appleyard, Peter Swinging Shepherd Blues Peter Appleyard Presents
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra Let's Face the Music and Dance And I Love Her
Schofield, Pete & the Canadians with Tammy Rafferty Eleanor Rigby Do Something Nice Today!
Appleyard, Peter Who Needs It Peter Appleyard Presents
Appleyard, Peter Sophisticated Lady ST
Centro, Vic Sextet El Choclo ST
Butler, Bill I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Cowell, Johnny Girl On A Roller Coaster His Girl
Appleyard, Peter The Last Blues Song The Lincolnshire Poacher
Wilkins, Rick Tomorrow For the Sake of Music
Hardy, Hagood Wintertime The Homecoming
Zaza, Paul Song of the Stars Images
Laurie Bower Singers American Music Laurie Bower
Basso, Guido Take the 'A' Train And All That Latin Jazz!
Centro, Vic Sextet Perdido ST
Arpin, John Sunburst Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Sanderlings Love One Another (Trevor Jones) With The Jim Pirie Orchestra
Koffman, Moe Soul Finger Turned on
Cowell, Johnny Song of Joy The Virtuoso Trumpet
Butler, Bill The Girl that I Marry (mono version) The Piano Stylings of Bill Butler
Cowell, Johnny Pretty Girl Our Winter Love
Randle, Doug The Doug Randle Orchestra - What Now My Love Tommy Common, vocalist (Split with The Brian Browne Trio)
Basso, Guido The Good Life One More for the Road
Namaro, Jimmy We Three featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
McPeek, Ben Goodbye If Only We Could See b/w Goodbye
Wilkins, Rick Weekend in New England My Heart Belongs to Me
Breau, Lenny I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Koffman, Moe Francesca Cool and Hot Sax
Breau, Lenny I Love You Because (Leon Payne) Swingin' on a Seven-String
Marshall, Herb Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis) Toronto Vocalist
Burt, Johnny & His Orchestra Caribbean Moonlight ST
Basso, Guido Liberated Brother Jazz Canadiana: All Star Jazz In Concert
Namaro, Jimmy Sand and Sandals Driftwood
Appleyard, Peter Liza The Vibe Sound Of
Crosley, Doug Away from You (Babs Babineau, vocals) Toronto Souvenir: The Colourful Music of Helen Laird (with Babs Babineau and Pat Riccio)
Toth, Jerry I Am In Love The Twelve Sides Of
Graf, Eddie & His Orchestra It's Delovely And I Love Her
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Won't You Step Into My Life Montage
Agostini, Lucio Caramba (Lucio Agostini) Cold Shoulder and Hot Brass
Roderman, Teddy Oops Teddy Roderman's 6 Trombones
Namaro, Jimmy African Echoes featured on Vibraphone, Marimba, and Piano With his Trio and String Orchestra
Read, Alex & His Tin Pan Alley Cats Alley Cat (Bjorn-Harlem) From CBC Toronto (split with Pat Riccio Orchestra (LM 09)
Badgley, Bill Nadia's Theme Gonna Fly Now: Theme From Rocky
Richardson, Jackie A Single Woman Woman's View... Through Child Eyes
Bickert, Ed Skylark I Like To Recognize the Tune
Breau, Lenny Mister Night ST
Moses, Kathryn My Romance ST
Sullivan, Joyce Grandfather's Clock The Songs of Joyce Sullivan
Breau, Lenny Spanjazz The Velvet Touch Of Lenny Breau-Live!
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' Maple Leaf Rag + Horn = Dixie
Arpin, John Excelsior Rag (1909) Other Side Of Ragtime
Breau, Lenny Scrapple From The Apple Minor's Aloud
Agostini, Lucio Fiddler's Frolic Action With Agostini
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Kicks (Closing Theme) Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Boogus Roller Queen CBC Comp 403 comp
Hardy, Hagood & the Montage Nica's Dream (Horace Silver) ST
Hardy, Hagood Samba de Orfeu Stop 33 Sutton Place
Cowell, Johnny Kornig - Post Horn Gallop (arranged by Johnny Cowell) The Art Of Johnny Cowell: Virtuoso Trumpet Gems
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Sneaky Vintage Nimmons 'N' Nine: CBC Air Checks '59-'64
Nimmons 'n' Nine Plus Six Invocation: Gold (The Challenge) Transformations - Invocations
Toth, Jerry "Odd Couple" Theme The Music Of
Hardy, Hagood Daniel Tell Me My Name
Appleyard, Peter Old Dave The Many Moods Of (AKA Polished Appleyard)
Koffman, Moe Hambourg Bound Cool and Hot Sax
Cowell, Johnny I Have the Pleasure Hot Brass
Nimmons, Phil Group Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six - Just Us, Just Fun, Just Kicks Strictly Nimmons
Toth, Jerry Theme From "Search" The Twelve Sides Of
Hardy, Hagood Winter Time The Christmas Album
Davidson, Jimmy 'Trump' When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Jimmy Trump Davidson and His Dixieland Band with Guest Alexander "Ragtime" Read

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