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
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
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
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09

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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