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
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Fifth Avenue	J.C.	Urban Sprawl	07:14
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Bobby Hales Big Band - One of My Bags

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Bobby Hales Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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

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Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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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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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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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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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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