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	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
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
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53

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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