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	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
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
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
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
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09

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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