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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Bruce Tilden	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Dave Robbins Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Don Thompson	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Mart Kenney	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Doug Parker	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Lynne McNeil	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Bruce Tilden	Dream a Little Dream of Me	Looking Back	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Bruce Tilden	Dumferline	Looking Back	05:35
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ian McDougall	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Don Thompson	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
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
Doug Parker	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Martin Slavin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Mark Hasselbach	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Don Thompson	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Bobby Hales Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Mart Kenney	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Mart Kenney	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Bruce Tilden	The Stranger	Looking Back	06:39
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Vic Centro Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57

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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