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	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
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
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Fifth Avenue	Espresso	Urban Sprawl	05:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Bobby Hales Big Band - One of My Bags

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Bobby Hales Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

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Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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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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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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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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