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
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
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
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
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	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Mart Kenney and his Orchestra - We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)

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