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
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00

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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