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.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ian McDougall	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Fraser MacPherson	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Ian McDougall	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Fraser MacPherson	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Ian McDougall	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Dave Robbins Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Dave Robbins Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Joani Taylor	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Mart Kenney	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Lynne McNeil	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Ian McDougall	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Fraser MacPherson	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ian McDougall	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Doug Parker	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Ian McDougall	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Dale Jacobs	Visions of Rio	Live at Puccini's	06:24
Dave Robbins Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Dave Robbins Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Ian McDougall	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Ian McDougall	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Don Thompson	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Don Thompson	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Dave Robbins Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Ian McDougall	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Mart Kenney	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Don Thompson	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Don Thompson	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Lynne McNeil	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Bob Bell	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Ian McDougall	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
Deep Cove Big Band	String of Pearls	ST	02:58
Doug Parker	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Joani Taylor	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Mart Kenney	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Mark Hasselbach	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Mart Kenney	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Lynne McNeil	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Bruce Tilden	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Marty Gillan	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Dave Robbins Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Bob Bell	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Doug Parker	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Ian McDougall	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Fraser MacPherson	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Ian McDougall	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Doug Parker	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Bruce Tilden	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Judy Ginn (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Lynne McNeil	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Martin Slavin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Fraser MacPherson	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Dave Robbins Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Mart Kenney	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Mark Hasselbach	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	Twelfth St. Rag	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:38
Bobby Hales Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Bobby Hales Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Sibel Thrasher	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Mart Kenney	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
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
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Mark Hasselbach	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Dal Richards & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Joani Taylor	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

Tracks

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Bruce Tilden - Looking Back

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Bruce Tilden - Together Ensemble

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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Lynne McNeil - I Did It!...My Way

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swing Is In... Vol. II

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Dave Robbins Band - Happy Faces

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Dave Robbins Band - ST

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Joani Taylor - Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Beautiful Canada

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Dale Jacobs - Live at Puccini's

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Dolores Claman - The Hockey Theme

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Mark Hasselbach - Perspective: Solar Winds

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Don Thompson - Circles

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Vic Centro Sextet - ST

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Thora Anders and Lance Harrison - Vancouver

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Sibel Thrasher - Road to Paradise

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Dal Richards & his Orchestra - Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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Compilation - CBC Comp 409

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Black Cultured Pearl - Pearl

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Black Cultured Pearl - Goin' Down Home

Compilation - Jazz Vancouver

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Joani Taylor - CBC Comp 417 comp

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Mart Kenney - Classics

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Mart Kenney - Songs of Norma Locke

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Mart Kenney 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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Mart Kenney and his Orchestra - We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)

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