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
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45

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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