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
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
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
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03

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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