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
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
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
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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