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
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48

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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