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 Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
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
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43

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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