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
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36

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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