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
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Martin Slavin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Dave Robbins Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Ian McDougall	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
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
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Dale Jacobs	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Ian McDougall	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Doug Parker	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Fraser MacPherson	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Don Thompson	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Bruce Tilden	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Fraser MacPherson	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

FEATURED

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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