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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
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
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
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
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
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	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29

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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