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	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back To Me	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Warm	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Stormy Weather	Goin' Down Home	06:09
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
McDougall, Ian	Lightly Turning	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everybody Loves Somebody	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:20
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
McNeil, Lynne	Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	02:52
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
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
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Circles	05:09
Kenney, Mart	P.S. I Love You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
Gillan, Marty	Talk It Over in the Morning	With Doug Parker Band	02:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Compilation	Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver	Jazz Vancouver	05:47
Kenney, Mart	'Swonderful	Songs of Norma Locke	01:58
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Parker, Doug	Wide Open Spaces	Vancouver Instrumental	02:06
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Parker, Doug	We've Only Just Begun	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Centro, Vic Sextet	On Green Dolphin Street	ST	02:13
Black Cultured Pearl	Intro to Pearl	Pearl	00:57
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Loads of Love	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
MacPherson, Fraser	It's a Musical World	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:44
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Hasselbach, Mark	Kanoa	Perspective: Solar Winds	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Beautiful Canada	Beautiful Canada	02:53
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Pearl	04:25
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
Black Cultured Pearl	Try Alittle Tenderness	Pearl	04:18
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24

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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