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
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
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
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37

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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