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	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
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	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
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
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	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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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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