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
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30

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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