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	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57

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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