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
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
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
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
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
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53

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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