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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01

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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