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
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Mart Kenney	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
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
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Bob Bell	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
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
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Dale Jacobs	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
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
Ian McDougall	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Bruce Tilden	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20

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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