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
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
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
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
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
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
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
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18

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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