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	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
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	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Hasselbach, Mark - Perspective: Solar Winds

Compilation - CBC Comp 436

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MacPherson, Fraser - Fraser's Flutes

Quartescence - ST

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

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MacPherson, Fraser - The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Dal Richards! And Friends

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McDougall, Ian - Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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Gillan, Marty - With Doug Parker Band

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - One of My Bags

Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band - From CBC Vancouver

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Kenney, Mart - Songs of Norma Locke

Slavin, Martin Sextet - ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Ginn, Judy (Walchuk) - vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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McDougall, Ian - Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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Claman, Dolores - The Hockey Theme

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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Jacobs, Dale - Live at Puccini's

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Thompson, Don - Circles

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Parker, Doug - Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - A Tribute to the Crooners

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Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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