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
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20

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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