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	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
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
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36

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)

FEATURED

Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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