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
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
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	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57

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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