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	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
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
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
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	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
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
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39

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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