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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27

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 (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - 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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