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	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30

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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