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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
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
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
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
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13

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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