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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30

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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