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
McDougall, Ian	Centerpiece	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:19
Robbins, Dave Band	Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage)	Happy Faces	03:10
MacPherson, Fraser	Pink and Purple Daisies	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:34
Taylor, Joani	Flyin' Angel	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:12
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Christmas in Hawaii	Beautiful Canada	02:47
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
McDougall, Ian	Someone to Watch Over Me	The Very Thought Of You	03:20
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
McDougall, Ian	You Go to My Head	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	06:05
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Benny Goodman Medley	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:21
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Robbins, Dave Band	Like a Lover	ST	03:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Nothing is as Nice	Beautiful Canada	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Caravan	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:09
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Tilden, Bruce	Moonglow	Together Ensemble	02:17
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Sentimental Journey	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:15
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Thompson, Don	Windows	Circles	03:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
McDougall, Ian	Devon's Delight	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:53
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Hasselbach, Mark	Bodega Bay	Perspective: Solar Winds	04:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Anders, Thora and Lance Harrison	Vancouver	Vancouver	02:02
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
McDougall, Ian	A Portrait of Jenny	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	06:21
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	ST	02:41
McDougall, Ian	Early Morning Light	Just a Song	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
Hasselbach, Mark	Flying Fish	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:00
McDougall, Ian	Killin' Time	Just a Song	03:34
Compilation	Metalwood - Teed	Jazz Vancouver	05:49
Deep Cove Big Band	Pennsylvania 6-5000	ST	03:22
McDougall, Ian	Aztec	Music by Ian McDougall	03:09
Kenney, Mart	I Thought About You	Songs of Norma Locke	03:11
Granger, Shirley	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:28
MacPherson, Fraser	Gentle Rain	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	For the Good Times (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:39
Granger, Shirley	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:42
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Piano Solo	One of My Bags	06:04
McNeil, Lynne	Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch)	I Did It!...My Way	02:46
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Stonesong	CBC Comp 409	02:22
Taylor, Joani	Paper Cup	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Tilden, Bruce	What Makes a Man a Man	Together Ensemble	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	These Foolish Things	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:01
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	New York, New York	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:49
McDougall, Ian	That Old Feeling	The Very Thought Of You	03:06
McDougall, Ian	But Beautiful	The Very Thought Of You	03:03
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Feeling Good	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:31
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	04:15
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Compilation	Ingrid Jensen - Fallin'	Jazz Vancouver	05:36
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
McDougall, Ian	Try a Little Tenderness	The Very Thought Of You	03:45
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
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
Black Cultured Pearl	Body and Soul	Pearl	04:15
McNeil, Lynne	Ode to Billy Joe	I Did It!...My Way	04:36
Gillan, Marty	Laugh to Laugh Again	With Doug Parker Band	03:10
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
Kenney, Mart	Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey)	Classics	03:01
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Black Cultured Pearl	Am I Blue	Pearl	04:16
Centro, Vic Sextet	It's Only a Paper Moon	ST	02:29
Robbins, Dave Band	Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow)	Happy Faces	00:25
Deep Cove Big Band	Moonlight Serenade	ST	03:35
MacPherson, Fraser	Morning Has Broken	With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)	02:36
Parker, Doug	If	Vancouver Big Band	02:16
Tilden, Bruce	Goodmorning Heartache	Together Ensemble	05:48
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Mirage	CBC Comp 409	02:26
Taylor, Joani	Walkin' Happy	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:20
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	You'll Never Walk Alone	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Gotta Travel On	From CBC Vancouver	03:17
Granger, Shirley	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:17
Compilation	Christine Duncan - Why So Blue	Jazz Vancouver	05:43
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu (Cha Cha Cha)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:20
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Taylor, Joani	Harbour in the Storm	CBC Comp 417 comp	03:20

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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