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	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39

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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