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	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
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
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
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58

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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