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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
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
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
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
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37

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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