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
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
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	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23

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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