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
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15

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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