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	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
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
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24

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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