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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21

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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