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
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
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
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16

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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