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	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
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
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
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
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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