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
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15

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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