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	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08

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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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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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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