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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
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	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
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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