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
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
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
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
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	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
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
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35

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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