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
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson	Who Can I Turn To	ST	07:40
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Fifth Avenue	J.C.	Urban Sprawl	07:14
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Fifth Avenue	Parker's Mood	Urban Sprawl	06:50
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson	A Face Like Yours	ST	05:36
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
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	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You	02:21
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Ed Bickert & Don Thompson - ST

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Bobby Hales Big Band - One of My Bags

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Bobby Hales Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

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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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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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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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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

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