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
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10

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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