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	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
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
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00

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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