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
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33

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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