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
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
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
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40

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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