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
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	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
McNeil, Lynne	Medley: My Way - Anytime	I Did It!...My Way	02:37
Gillan, Marty	Destiny	With Doug Parker Band	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Pacific Salt	North Bluff Stomp	ST	07:48
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Deep Cove Big Band	Begin the Beguine	ST	03:05
Kenney, Mart	The West A Nest And You	Songs of Norma Locke	02:26
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	My Heart Belongs To Daddy	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:16
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog	Beautiful Canada	02:07
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II	Happy Faces	01:41
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
Thompson, Don	Circles	Circles	04:20
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
McDougall, Ian	Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:44
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Pacific Salt	Bossa Bossa	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Too Late Now	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:38
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
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Davis, Bruce Quintet	Saskatchewan I Love You	Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You	02:24
Deep Cove Big Band	For Swinging Dancers	ST	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Daddy Hear My Plea	Beautiful Canada	03:06
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Robbins, Dave Band	Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	05:25
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25

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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