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
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34

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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