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
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
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
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

FEATURED

Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Hasselbach, Mark - Perspective: Solar Winds

Compilation - CBC Comp 436

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MacPherson, Fraser - Fraser's Flutes

Quartescence - ST

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

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MacPherson, Fraser - The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Dal Richards! And Friends

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McDougall, Ian - Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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Gillan, Marty - With Doug Parker Band

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - One of My Bags

Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band - From CBC Vancouver

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Kenney, Mart - Songs of Norma Locke

Slavin, Martin Sextet - ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Ginn, Judy (Walchuk) - vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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McDougall, Ian - Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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Claman, Dolores - The Hockey Theme

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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Jacobs, Dale - Live at Puccini's

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Thompson, Don - Circles

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Parker, Doug - Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - A Tribute to the Crooners

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Granger, Shirley - Amist the Black Eyes

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Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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