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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
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
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

FEATURED

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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