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	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
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
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
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
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
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
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
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	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48

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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