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 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
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
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
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15

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 (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - 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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