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
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
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
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
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
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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