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
Dave Robbins Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Mart Kenney	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
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
Ian McDougall	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Mart Kenney	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
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
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Ian McDougall	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Mart Kenney	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Ian McDougall	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Vic Centro Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Dale Jacobs	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Bruce Tilden	Groovin'	Looking Back	03:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Bruce Tilden	Sunrise, Sunset	Looking Back	03:27
Fraser MacPherson	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Lynne McNeil	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Dave Robbins Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Martin Slavin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Vic Centro Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Ian McDougall	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Ian McDougall	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Dale Jacobs	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Vic Centro Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ian McDougall	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Ian McDougall	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Vic Centro Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Lynne McNeil	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Dave Robbins Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Don Thompson	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Mark Hasselbach	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Bruce Tilden	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Dolores Claman	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Ian McDougall	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Ian McDougall	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Joani Taylor	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Fraser MacPherson	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
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	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28

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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