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
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
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
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
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
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59

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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