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
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
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
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
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	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
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
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
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
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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