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
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
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	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
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
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
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
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46

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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