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	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
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	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41

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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