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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
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
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
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	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
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	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49

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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