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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46

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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