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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
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	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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 - 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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