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
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50

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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