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
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35

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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