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	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
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
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Hasselbach, Mark - Perspective: Solar Winds

Compilation - CBC Comp 436

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MacPherson, Fraser - Fraser's Flutes

Quartescence - ST

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

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MacPherson, Fraser - The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Dal Richards! And Friends

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McDougall, Ian - Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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Gillan, Marty - With Doug Parker Band

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - One of My Bags

Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band - From CBC Vancouver

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Kenney, Mart - Songs of Norma Locke

Slavin, Martin Sextet - ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Ginn, Judy (Walchuk) - vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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McDougall, Ian - Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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Claman, Dolores - The Hockey Theme

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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Jacobs, Dale - Live at Puccini's

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Thompson, Don - Circles

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Parker, Doug - Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - A Tribute to the Crooners

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Granger, Shirley - Amist the Black Eyes

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Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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