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
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
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
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
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
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48

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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