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	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
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
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59

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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