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	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
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
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Bob Bell	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
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
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
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
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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