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
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
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
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23

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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