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	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
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
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
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
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08

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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