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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
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
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	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
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
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
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
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
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13

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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