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
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
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
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21

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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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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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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