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
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21

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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