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	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:02
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05
McDougall, Ian	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:36
Thompson, Don	Royal Blue	Circles	03:53
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Songs of Norma Locke	02:04
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31

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 (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)* - 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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