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
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
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	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09

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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