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.

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

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Jacobs, Dale - Live at Puccini's

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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McDougall, Ian - Just a Song

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Hasselbach, Mark - Perspective: Solar Winds

Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band - From CBC Vancouver

Compilation - CBC Comp 436

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MacPherson, Fraser - Fraser's Flutes

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Thompson, Don - Circles

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Centro, Vic Sextet - ST

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Kenney, Mart - Songs of Norma Locke

Slavin, Martin Sextet - ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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McDougall, Ian - Music by Ian McDougall

Quartescence - ST

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Compilation - CBC Comp 409

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Parker, Doug - Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Thompson, Don - Country Place

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Kenney, Mart 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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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - A Tribute to the Crooners

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Perry, P.J. - Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

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Black Cultured Pearl - Goin' Down Home

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Parker, Doug - Vancouver Instrumental

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Granger, Shirley - Amist the Black Eyes

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

Bell, Bob - Necropolis

Dixieland Express Jazz Band - There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)

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Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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