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
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	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
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
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
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
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43

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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