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
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
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
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41

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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