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
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
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	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
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
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20

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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