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)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
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
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49

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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