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
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
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
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	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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