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	Jean	ST	03:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
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
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40

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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