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
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
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
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39

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 (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - 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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