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	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
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
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
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
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
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
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
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
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01

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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