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
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05

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 (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - 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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