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
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
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
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
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
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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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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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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