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
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Ian McDougall	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
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
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
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
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Joani Taylor	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Ian McDougall	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
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
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Marty Gillan	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Ian McDougall	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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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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