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
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34

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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