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	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
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	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You	Swing Is In... Vol. II	04:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Thompson, Don	Summer Song	Circles	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Meditation	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:34
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Hasselbach, Mark	Slipstream	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03

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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