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
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
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
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46

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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