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	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Hasselbach, Mark - Perspective: Solar Winds

Compilation - CBC Comp 436

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MacPherson, Fraser - Fraser's Flutes

Quartescence - ST

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

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MacPherson, Fraser - The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Dal Richards! And Friends

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McDougall, Ian - Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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Gillan, Marty - With Doug Parker Band

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - One of My Bags

Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band - From CBC Vancouver

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Kenney, Mart - Songs of Norma Locke

Slavin, Martin Sextet - ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Ginn, Judy (Walchuk) - vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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McDougall, Ian - Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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Claman, Dolores - The Hockey Theme

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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Jacobs, Dale - Live at Puccini's

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Thompson, Don - Circles

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Parker, Doug - Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - A Tribute to the Crooners

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Granger, Shirley - Amist the Black Eyes

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Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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