- Brother of Rudy Toth.
- Toth was the son of violinist and cimbalom maker Carl Toth, the brother of musicians Rudy Toth and Tony Toth, and the brother-in-law of violinist and lyricist Josephine Toth.
- He produced recordings by several singers, served as audio consultant for many TV productions and during the building of Roy Thomson Hall, and composed and arranged music for CTL LPs by Bobby Edwards' Fat City Guitars (which recorded his Fat City Suite in E Major, CTL 477-5162) and the trombonist Ted Roderman.
- From 1952-1957 he co-led a seventeen-piece jazz band with trombonist Ross Culley and saxophonist Roy Smith.
- He served as audio consultant for many TV productions and contributed music to Rich Little's Emmy Award-winning television production of A Christmas Carol.
- Toth began playing in CBC orchestras in 1954 under Jack Kane and in later years was a leading Toronto studio musician.
- From 1945-1953 Toth played alto saxophone in numerous dance bands in Toronto, including those led by Stan Patton, Bobby Gimby, and Trump Davidson.
- Toth played alto saxophone 1945-53 in the dance bands of Stan Patton, Bobby Gimby, Trump Davidson, and others and was co-leader 1952-7 with the trombonist Ross Culley and the saxophonist Roy Smith of a 17-piece jazz band.
- He also performed with his own jazz quartet.
- Toth worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in a variety of roles. In 1954 he began playing in several CBC orchestras conducted by Jack Kane.
- From 1970-1990 he was a member of Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass, a big band which often featured him on alto saxophone.
- Toth was known in particular for his orchestration of the theme for Hockey Night in Canadaand Ontario's official theme for the Canadian centennial, 'A Place to Stand.'.
- From 1956-1974 he studied orchestration with Phil Nimmons and was a member of Nimmons' jazz bands.
- He was chief arranger or music director for the CBC's 'Parade' ca 1957-60 and in the mid-1960s began writing and producing jingles with his brother Rudy and others.
- From 1957-1960 he served as chief arranger and music director for the CBC program Parade.
- Jerry Toth also recorded as a soloist with Phil Nimmons' bands and while a member 1970-90 of the Boss Brass. The latter often featured his alto saxophone in ballad settings - eg, 'Autumn in New York' on the album Atras da Porta. Toth also led his own jazz quartet on occasion in Toronto clubs.
- He orchestrated the theme music for Hockey Night in Canada and "A Place to Stand, A Place to Grow", the unofficial anthem of Ontario.
- He played with Stan Patton, Bobby Gimby, Trump Davidson, Ross Culley.
- In the latter part of his career, he was active as a studio musician and record producer.
- In the mid-1960s he began writing jingles for CBC Radio and Television with his brother, Rudy.
- He studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto with Frank Hiron and Herbert Pye. In 1953, he pursued further woodwind studies with Dale Eisenhuth in Los Angeles.
- Toth's own discography includes the LPs The Music of Jerry (1969, CTL 477-5116), The Twelve Sides of Jerry Toth (1973, CTL 477-5171), and The Classic Jerry Toth (1976, CTLS-5201/United UALA-666G) by his orchestra, and Moment of Love (1972, Warner WSC 9008), by his singers, both essentially studio groups. The song 'Moment of Love,' written by Rudy Toth, and recorded with him as piano soloist, was popular in Canada. It, along with Hagood Hardy's 'Homecoming,' became the object of the first music plagiarism legal case in Canada, Gondos v. Hardy and Toth. The unsuccessful suit, which alleged copyright infringement, was dismissed with costs in July 1982, vindicating the Toth brothers.
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