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
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
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	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17

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 (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - 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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