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	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Hasselbach, Mark - Perspective: Solar Winds

Compilation - CBC Comp 436

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MacPherson, Fraser - Fraser's Flutes

Quartescence - ST

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

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MacPherson, Fraser - The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Dal Richards! And Friends

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McDougall, Ian - Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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Gillan, Marty - With Doug Parker Band

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - One of My Bags

Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band - From CBC Vancouver

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Kenney, Mart - Songs of Norma Locke

Slavin, Martin Sextet - ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Ginn, Judy (Walchuk) - vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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McDougall, Ian - Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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Claman, Dolores - The Hockey Theme

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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Jacobs, Dale - Live at Puccini's

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Thompson, Don - Circles

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Parker, Doug - Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - A Tribute to the Crooners

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Granger, Shirley - Amist the Black Eyes

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Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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