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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
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
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
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
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06

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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