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
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
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	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50

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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