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
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12

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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