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	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
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
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16

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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