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
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
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
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
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 Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28

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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