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
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
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	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
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
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36

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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