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	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04

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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