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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
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
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16

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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