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	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
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
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42

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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