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
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
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
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43

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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