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
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
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	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
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	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
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
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41

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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