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
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
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	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
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
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36

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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