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
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
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
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18

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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