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
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
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	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
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28

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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