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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
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
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Ian McDougall	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30

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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