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
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
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
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
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
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46

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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