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	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
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
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41

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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