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	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Thrasher, Sibel	Road to Paradise	Road to Paradise	04:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	The Good Life	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
McNeil, Lynne	Another Way	I Did It!...My Way	02:56
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
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	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Robbins, Dave Band	Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	06:40
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
McNeil, Lynne	Green, Green Grass of Home	I Did It!...My Way	03:10
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Tilden, Bruce	Maybe This Time	Together Ensemble	03:21
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
McDougall, Ian	Floppy	Music by Ian McDougall	05:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cheek to Cheek	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Slavin, Martin Sextet	The Sweetest Sounds	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:45
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53

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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