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	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
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	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
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
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01

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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