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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
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	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19

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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