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
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
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	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22

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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