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 and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40

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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