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
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
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	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24

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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