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
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
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
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53

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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