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
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
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
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Deep Cove Big Band	Sudden Sam	ST	03:57
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
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
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01

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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