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
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
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	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
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
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
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
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49

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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