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	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51

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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