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
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
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
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37

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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