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	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
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
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
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	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
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
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31

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 - 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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