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
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	03:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44

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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