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
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Bruce Tilden	When I Fall in Love	Looking Back	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Dale Jacobs	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Fraser MacPherson	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Fraser MacPherson	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Dave Robbins Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Mart Kenney	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
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
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Bobby Hales Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Ian McDougall	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Bruce Tilden	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life	Looking Back	04:22
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Joani Taylor	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Mark Hasselbach	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Dave Robbins Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Mart Kenney	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
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	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Ian McDougall	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Doug Parker	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13

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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