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
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42

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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