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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
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	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
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
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41

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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