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	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
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
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
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04

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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