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
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
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
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
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	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
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

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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