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
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley 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
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
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
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
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27

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 (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - 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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