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
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
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	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53

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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