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	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson	A Face Like Yours	ST	05:36
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You	02:21
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
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
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Fifth Avenue	J.C.	Urban Sprawl	07:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
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
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
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
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Ed Bickert & Don Thompson - ST

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Bobby Hales Big Band - One of My Bags

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Bobby Hales Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

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Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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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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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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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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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

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