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
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
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
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18

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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