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	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
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
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51

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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