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
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Doug Parker	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42

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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