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	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
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
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42

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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