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
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10

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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