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
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie	I Did It!...My Way	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
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Doug Parker	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Fifth Avenue	Cypress	Urban Sprawl	04:19
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson	You Are Too Beautiful	ST	06:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson	Alone Together	ST	06:20
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson	Please be Kind	ST	06:17
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Ed Bickert & Don Thompson - ST

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Bobby Hales Big Band - One of My Bags

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Bobby Hales Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

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Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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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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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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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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