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
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
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
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Ian McDougall	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Mark Hasselbach	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Doug Parker	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Bruce Tilden	Where or When	Looking Back	03:24
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ian McDougall	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Fraser MacPherson	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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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)

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