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
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
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
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
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
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
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23

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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