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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
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
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
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
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26

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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