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	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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