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
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27

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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