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
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
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
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42

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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