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
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore	Songs of Norma Locke	03:31
Centro, Vic Sextet	Midnight Sun	ST	01:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Taylor, Joani	Harbour Light	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:02
McDougall, Ian	Like Someone in Love	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:46
MacPherson, Fraser	Everybody's Talkin'	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:13
McDougall, Ian	Everything Happens to Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
McDougall, Ian	Blue Skies	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo	One of My Bags	03:54
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Rudolph's Son	Beautiful Canada	02:49
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Earl the Squirrel	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	07:10
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Pacific Salt	Aztec	ST	02:41
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Granger, Shirley	Shake a Hand	Amist the Black Eyes	04:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Robbins, Dave Band	Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales)	Happy Faces	07:42
McDougall, Ian	Nevertheless I'm In Love With You	The Very Thought Of You	03:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
MacPherson, Fraser	Killing Me Softly With His Song	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Robbins, Dave Band	June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins)	ST	04:56
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Hasselbach, Mark	Heatstroke	Perspective: Solar Winds	03:33
Hales, Bobby Big Band	What Would I Do Without You	Vancouver Instrumental	02:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dancing In The Dark	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Granger, Shirley	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:33
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Time Was	From CBC Vancouver	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On Christmas Day	Beautiful Canada	03:04
Black Cultured Pearl	If I Had You	Pearl	03:57
Quartescence	Rainy Days	ST	10:06
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Perry, P.J.	Candy Man	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:09
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Wave	ST	03:59
McNeil, Lynne	Lover Man	I Did It!...My Way	04:18
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Blues in the Night	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:36
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	I Remember You	From CBC Vancouver	02:39
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	The Very Thought Of You	03:27
Thompson, Don	I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face	Circles	03:29
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing	CBC Comp 436	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Pussy Cat Song	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings	Songs of Norma Locke	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	08:48
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Taylor, Joani	You, True to Love	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:05

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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