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
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Kenney, Mart	You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke)	Classics	03:04
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Pacific Salt	Something Soft	ST	05:43
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 3	Necropolis	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Compilation	Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again	Jazz Vancouver	03:58
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:27
Kenney, Mart	It's Wonderful	Classics	02:21
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Deep Cove Big Band	My Funny Valentine	ST	04:09
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	How High the Moon	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:48
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
McDougall, Ian	Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo	Just a Song	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Black Cultured Pearl	Secret Love	Pearl	04:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	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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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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Davis, Bruce Quintet - Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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