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
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
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	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
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
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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