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
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Mart Kenney	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Ian McDougall	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Bruce Tilden	Just the Two of Us	Looking Back	04:19
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Bruce Tilden	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43

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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