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
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
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	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
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	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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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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