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
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Fifth Avenue	Urban Sprawl	Urban Sprawl	05:19
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	06:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Fifth Avenue	J.C.	Urban Sprawl	07:14
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Fifth Avenue	Eli	Urban Sprawl	06:48
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
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
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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

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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

Compilation - Jazz Vancouver

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