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
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
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	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
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
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50

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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