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	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
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
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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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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