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	Embraceable You	The Very Thought Of You	03:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:53
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	All Of Me	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:43
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Taylor, Joani	How Insensitive	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:51
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Vocal)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:48
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
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
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:28
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Taylor, Joani	Feelin' Good	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:30
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	ST	02:37
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Pacific Salt	Old Yale	ST	03:44
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Buffalo Daze	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:08
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	I'll Walk Alone	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	03:09
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43

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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