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
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
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
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
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
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10

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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