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
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
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	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41

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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