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
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
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	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
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	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47

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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