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
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
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
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Bruce Tilden	The Nearness of You	Looking Back	04:33
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
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
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14

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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