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
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Bruce Tilden - Looking Back

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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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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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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)

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