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
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34

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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