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
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01

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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