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
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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