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
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
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
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06

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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