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
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
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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