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
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Ian McDougall	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Joani Taylor	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Joani Taylor	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Ian McDougall	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
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
P.J. Perry	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42

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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