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
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
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
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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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)

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