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	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Joani Taylor	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21

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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