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	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46

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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