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	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07

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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