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
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54

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 (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - 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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