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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
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	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02

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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