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
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
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	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24

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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