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
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ian McDougall	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
P.J. Perry	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Mart Kenney	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
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	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Don Thompson	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Fraser MacPherson	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Joani Taylor	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Lynne McNeil	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Bruce Tilden	The Way You Look Tonight	Looking Back	04:05
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Don Thompson	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
P.J. Perry	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Bobby Hales Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ian McDougall	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Don Thompson	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Ian McDougall	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Dave Robbins Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Ian McDougall	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Bruce Tilden	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Ian McDougall	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Ian McDougall	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Ian McDougall	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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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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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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