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
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
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	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
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
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47

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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