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
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sing Sing Sing	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:07
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Other Side of the Tracks	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:39
Centro, Vic Sextet	The Moon Was Yellow	ST	01:59
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
McDougall, Ian	I'm Through With Love	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Robbins, Dave Band	Sunday Blues (Don Clark)	ST	04:25
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
MacPherson, Fraser	Cotton Jenny	Fraser's Flutes	02:48
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Leaving On a Jet Plane	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:19
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Tommy Dorsey Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	04:50
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
Pacific Salt	Country Detour	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Robbins, Dave Band	Howe Sound (Don Clark)	ST	03:54
Thompson, Don	A Country Place	Country Place	07:20
Perry, P.J.	Help Me Make it Through the Night	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:49
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
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	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Must Know (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Come Back to Me	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:27
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funlickity	One of My Bags	04:00
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Robbins, Dave Band	Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	07:00
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Kenney, Mart	Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:20
Thompson, Don	Song for Sonny	Country Place	07:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:18
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18

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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