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	Ramona	Classics	03:03
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Perry, P.J.	(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	01:56
MacPherson, Fraser	Colour of the Rainbow	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
Robbins, Dave Band	Games People Play	ST	02:30
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Santa Dear Santa	Beautiful Canada	01:59
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
McDougall, Ian	It Had to Be You	The Very Thought Of You	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dal Introduces Theme	Dal Richards! And Friends	00:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Funklickity	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
New Orchestra Quintet	Up 'Til Now	Up 'Til Now	13:03
Granger, Shirley	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Robbins, Dave Band	Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	04:03
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Going Out of My Head	From CBC Vancouver	03:00
Thompson, Don	Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me	Circles	03:41
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Girl From Ipanema	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:08
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Taylor, Joani	Free Again	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:37
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Hey There	From CBC Vancouver	03:41
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Black Cultured Pearl	Smile	Pearl	03:43
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Thompson, Don	Second Voyage	Country Place	06:21
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	12th Street Rag	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Black Cultured Pearl	Pennies from Heaven	Goin' Down Home	03:12
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Thompson, Don	Tanga	Circles	03:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Parker, Doug	Baby I'm a Want You	Vancouver Big Band	02:48
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Gillan, Marty	All I Ever Need Is You	With Doug Parker Band	02:28
Compilation	Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely	Jazz Vancouver	05:38
Compilation	Ross Taggart - TV Lunch	Jazz Vancouver	05:46
McDougall, Ian	Blue Daniel	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:38
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Kenney, Mart	No Strings Medley	Classics	02:46
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Route 66	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:01
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Centro, Vic Sextet	My Heart Cries For You	ST	02:15
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
Thompson, Don	Skye Boat Song	Circles	03:25
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
McDougall, Ian	Then Came September	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:42
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Cotton Fields	From CBC Vancouver	03:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
McNeil, Lynne	Lush Life	I Did It!...My Way	04:58
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Girl From Ipanema	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:08
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
MacPherson, Fraser	Ballad of the Sad Young Men	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Flute Juice	Fraser's Flutes	02:24
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Kenney, Mart	Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know	Songs of Norma Locke	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42

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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