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
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00

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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