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
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
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
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
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
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
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
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
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04

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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