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	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	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
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41

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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