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
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
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
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
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
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44

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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