The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Cradled between mountains and ocean, Vancouver’s jazz scene flows with creativity, openness, and West Coast cool. This collection showcases the city’s rich musical tapestry—from smoky clubs in Gastown to avant-garde loft sessions and seaside festivals. Home to boundary-pushing improvisers, lyrical composers, and deep-pocket rhythm sections, The Vancouver Jazz Scene blends tradition with experimentation, reflecting the diverse spirit of the city itself. A soundtrack of rain, rhythm, and reinvention.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

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Dave Robbins Band - Happy Faces

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Dave Robbins Band - ST

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Joani Taylor - Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Dale Jacobs - Live at Puccini's

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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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Mark Hasselbach - Perspective: Solar Winds

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Don Thompson - Circles

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Vic Centro Sextet - ST

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Thora Anders and Lance Harrison - Vancouver

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Sibel Thrasher - Road to Paradise

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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Compilation - CBC Comp 409

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Black Cultured Pearl - Pearl

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Black Cultured Pearl - Goin' Down Home

Compilation - Jazz Vancouver

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Joani Taylor - CBC Comp 417 comp

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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Mart Kenney - Songs of Norma Locke

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Mart Kenney and his Orchestra - Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto

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Mart Kenney and his Orchestra - We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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