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
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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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)

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