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
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55

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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