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
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
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
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
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
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl

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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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