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	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
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
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
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
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53

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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