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	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03

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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