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
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Joani Taylor	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Don Thompson	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Ian McDougall	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Joani Taylor	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
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	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Fraser MacPherson	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Marty Gillan	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Bobby Hales Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Mart Kenney	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Bruce Tilden	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Bruce Tilden	What a Day for a Daydream	Looking Back	04:03
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Fifth Avenue	Threshold - The Hive	Urban Sprawl	14:11
Vic Centro Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Fifth Avenue	Espresso	Urban Sprawl	05:11
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Don Thompson	Tanga	Circles	03:23
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
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
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Lynne McNeil	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Bruce Davis Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Mart Kenney	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Ian McDougall	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Ian McDougall	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Dave Robbins Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Vic Centro Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Dave Robbins Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Ian McDougall	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Martin Slavin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Fraser MacPherson	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Ian McDougall	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Bruce Tilden	From a Distace	Looking Back	04:31
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Fifth Avenue	Eli	Urban Sprawl	06:48

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Ed Bickert & Don Thompson - ST

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Bobby Hales Big Band - One of My Bags

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Bobby Hales Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

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Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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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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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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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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