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
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
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
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
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
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
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	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16

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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