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
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
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
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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