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
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
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
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28

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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