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
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University	Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto	02:40
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Black Eyes (Ship of)	Amist the Black Eyes	03:55
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Jacobs, Dale	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29

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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