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)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
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	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59

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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