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
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:13
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Deep Cove Big Band	Witchcraft	ST	02:50
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Steppin Out With My Baby	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	You Stepped Out of a Dream	From CBC Vancouver	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Circus Song	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
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	What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:21
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
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
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
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01

The Vancouver Jazz Scene

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Pacific Salt - Jazz Canadiana

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Hasselbach, Mark - Perspective: Solar Winds

Compilation - CBC Comp 436

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MacPherson, Fraser - Fraser's Flutes

Quartescence - ST

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New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now

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

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Parker, Doug - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)

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MacPherson, Fraser - The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - Dal Richards! And Friends

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McDougall, Ian - Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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Gillan, Marty - With Doug Parker Band

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Pacific Salt - ST

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - One of My Bags

Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band - From CBC Vancouver

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Kenney, Mart - Songs of Norma Locke

Slavin, Martin Sextet - ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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Pacific Salt - Vancouver Instrumental Group

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Ginn, Judy (Walchuk) - vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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McDougall, Ian - Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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Claman, Dolores - The Hockey Theme

Deep Cove Big Band - ST

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Jacobs, Dale - Live at Puccini's

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Thompson, Don - Circles

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Parker, Doug - Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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Hales, Bobby Big Band - Vancouver Instrumental

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Richards, Dal & his Orchestra - A Tribute to the Crooners

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Granger, Shirley - Amist the Black Eyes

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Robbins, Dave Band - ST

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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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