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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00

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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