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
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09

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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