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	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
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
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40

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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