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
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16

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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