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
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
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	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Fraser MacPherson	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
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
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
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
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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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)

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