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
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00

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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