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
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
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
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04

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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