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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
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
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
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
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
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
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38

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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