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
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
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
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
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
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Hasselbach, Mark - Perspective: Solar Winds

Compilation - CBC Comp 436

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MacPherson, Fraser - Fraser's Flutes

Quartescence - ST

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

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MacPherson, Fraser - The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Dal Richards! And Friends

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McDougall, Ian - Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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Gillan, Marty - With Doug Parker Band

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - One of My Bags

Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band - From CBC Vancouver

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Kenney, Mart - Songs of Norma Locke

Slavin, Martin Sextet - ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Ginn, Judy (Walchuk) - vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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McDougall, Ian - Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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Claman, Dolores - The Hockey Theme

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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Jacobs, Dale - Live at Puccini's

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Thompson, Don - Circles

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Parker, Doug - Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - A Tribute to the Crooners

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Granger, Shirley - Amist the Black Eyes

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Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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