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
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
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	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
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
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
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
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08

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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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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