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
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54

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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