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
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Thompson, Don	Soul Eyes	Circles	03:40
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
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
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
McDougall, Ian	The Canadian	Music by Ian McDougall	03:55
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14

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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