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
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38

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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