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	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42

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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