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	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
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
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36

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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