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
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38

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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