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
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Fifth Avenue	Cypress	Urban Sprawl	04:19
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Fifth Avenue	Parker's Mood	Urban Sprawl	06:50
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
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
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Fifth Avenue	Threshold - The Hive	Urban Sprawl	14:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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