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
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
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	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
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
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
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
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
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
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11

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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