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
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Don Thompson	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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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)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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