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
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06

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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