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
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
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	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
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
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
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
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54

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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