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
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
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	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
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
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43

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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