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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Skies	Goin' Down Home	02:38
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
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
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35

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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