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	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
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
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05

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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