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	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
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	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28

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 - 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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