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
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
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
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Granger, Shirley	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:52
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24

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

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