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
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
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
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
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
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05

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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