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
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
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	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:01
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
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
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nobody Loves Me	Beautiful Canada	02:38
Black Cultured Pearl	Blue Moon	Pearl	03:42
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'm Beginning to See The Light	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:49
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00

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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