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	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
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
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29

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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