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	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Joani Taylor	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09

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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