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
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
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
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15

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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