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
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
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
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
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
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34

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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