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
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
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
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
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
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
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
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34

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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