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
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38

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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