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	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dale Jacobs	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Vic Centro Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22

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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