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	Cold & Lonely Bird	Beautiful Canada	03:03
McDougall, Ian	The Eyes of a Child	Music by Ian McDougall	04:32
Centro, Vic Sextet	El Choclo	ST	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Opus One	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:44
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Tears Go By	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:40
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
McDougall, Ian	How are Things in Glocca Morra	Just a Song	04:08
McDougall, Ian	Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo	Music by Ian McDougall	03:46
Perry, P.J.	Until It's Time for You to Go	Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver	02:57
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Taylor, Joani	Alfie	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
McDougall, Ian	Musette	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:38
McNeil, Lynne	Lady Success (Lynne McNeil)	I Did It!...My Way	03:01
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant	CBC Comp 436	02:59
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Deep Cove Big Band	The Sunny Side of the Street	ST	02:05
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Compilation	The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out	Jazz Vancouver	05:30
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Butterfly	Goin' Down Home	03:05
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Dear Heart	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:24
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I'm Going Home for Christmas	Beautiful Canada	02:30
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Compilation	The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad	Jazz Vancouver	06:06
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	From CBC Vancouver	02:35
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Black Cultured Pearl	Wrap Your Troubles Away	Pearl	04:17
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Parkway	CBC Comp 409	03:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	In the Mood	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:39
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
McDougall, Ian	English Bay	Music by Ian McDougall	03:12
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Dixieland Express Jazz Band	There's a Lot to See in B.C.	There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)	03:39
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Strike Up the Band	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:00
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March)	The Hockey Theme	02:15
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Just a Song	Just a Song	04:03
Jacobs, Dale	What Else	Live at Puccini's	05:31
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	Serenata	ST	02:03
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	ST	03:20
Hales, Bobby Big Band	The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano)	Vancouver Instrumental	02:12
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:22
Granger, Shirley	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:22
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Love	From CBC Vancouver	02:28
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Big Spender	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:10
McDougall, Ian	Lady	Just a Song	03:32
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Welcome to Vancouver	Beautiful Canada	01:42
Tilden, Bruce	Attitude	Together Ensemble	04:01
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Black Cultured Pearl	Poor Some More	Goin' Down Home	06:20
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain	CBC Comp 436	02:00
Jacobs, Dale	A Last Look at the Summer	Live at Puccini's	07:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Traces	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Compilation	Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude	Jazz Vancouver	06:04
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicken Song	Beautiful Canada	02:34

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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