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
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00

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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