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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
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
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
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	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
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	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42

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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