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
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Stardust	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:10
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35

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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