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	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37

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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