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
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
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
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
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
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
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

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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