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
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & 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
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
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
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40

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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