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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52

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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