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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ian McDougall	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Martin Slavin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Lynne McNeil	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Vic Centro Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Marty Gillan	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Vic Centro Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Fraser MacPherson	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Bobby Hales Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Lynne McNeil	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Vic Centro Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Bobby Hales Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Ian McDougall	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Dave Robbins Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Bobby Hales Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Mart Kenney	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Mark Hasselbach	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Dave Robbins Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Dave Robbins Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Don Thompson	Windows	Circles	03:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Bruce Davis Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Dave Robbins Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Lynne McNeil	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
P.J. Perry	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Fraser MacPherson	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Vic Centro Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Mart Kenney	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Dave Robbins Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Ian McDougall	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Mart Kenney	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Ian McDougall	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Ian McDougall	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Joani Taylor	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Fraser MacPherson	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Doug Parker	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Bob Bell	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Ian McDougall	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Dave Robbins Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Ian McDougall	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Ian McDougall	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Martin Slavin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Don Thompson	Circles	Circles	04:20
Fraser MacPherson	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Ian McDougall	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

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

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Dave Robbins Band - Happy Faces

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Dave Robbins Band - ST

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Joani Taylor - Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Dale Jacobs - Live at Puccini's

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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Mark Hasselbach - Perspective: Solar Winds

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Don Thompson - Circles

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Vic Centro Sextet - ST

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Thora Anders and Lance Harrison - Vancouver

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Sibel Thrasher - Road to Paradise

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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Compilation - CBC Comp 409

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Black Cultured Pearl - Pearl

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Black Cultured Pearl - Goin' Down Home

Compilation - Jazz Vancouver

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Joani Taylor - CBC Comp 417 comp

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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Mart Kenney - Songs of Norma Locke

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Mart Kenney 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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Mart Kenney and his Orchestra - We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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