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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57

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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