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	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
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
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
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
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03

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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