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	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You (Theme)	Songs of Norma Locke	01:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 3	Goin' Down Home	07:22
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Pacific Salt	Raw Toast	Jazz Canadiana	04:00
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
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
McDougall, Ian	Sixth Sense	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'll Never Smile Again	A Tribute to the Crooners	04:19
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	We're Proud of Canada	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	03:15
McDougall, Ian	Polkadots and Moonbeams	The Very Thought Of You	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:42
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
McNeil, Lynne	My Love (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:26
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Tilden, Bruce	Cooking on Sunday	Together Ensemble	04:58
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	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Tilden, Bruce	Fever	Together Ensemble	03:38
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:18
McDougall, Ian	The Very Thought of You	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Centro, Vic Sextet	Gone With the Wind	ST	02:15
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Taylor, Joani	With a Little Help From My Friends	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Taylor, Joani	In the Name of Love	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Honeysuckle Gal	Beautiful Canada	02:45

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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