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
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
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	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
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
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39

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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