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
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
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
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
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
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48

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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