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	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
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
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40

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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