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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
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	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Fifth Avenue	Threshold - The Hive	Urban Sprawl	14:11
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Fifth Avenue	Urban Sprawl	Urban Sprawl	05:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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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 - 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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