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
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
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
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
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
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Dave Robbins Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
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
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16

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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