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
Pacific Salt	Cycle Song	Vancouver Instrumental Group	02:16
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
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Babalu	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:19
McDougall, Ian	Moon River	The Very Thought Of You	03:39
Black Cultured Pearl	But Beautiful	Goin' Down Home	06:22
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 1	Necropolis	04:35
Black Cultured Pearl	Takin' a Chance On Love	Goin' Down Home	01:27
Compilation	Diana Krall - As Long As I Live	Jazz Vancouver	04:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
McDougall, Ian	Consider This	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Parker, Doug	The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	It Had to be You	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Everyone is Singing	Beautiful Canada	02:22
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	When it Snows	Beautiful Canada	02:51
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where Or When	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:29
McDougall, Ian	I Remember You	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:51
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
McDougall, Ian	Sweet Love	Music by Ian McDougall	04:47
Jacobs, Dale	It's Only The Perfect Love	Live at Puccini's	05:42
Hasselbach, Mark	Afrodesia	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:48
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:46
Black Cultured Pearl	Confessin'	Goin' Down Home	05:14
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Buda Buda	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:11
McDougall, Ian	It's My Turn	Just a Song	03:16
Kenney, Mart	You're An Old Smoothie	Songs of Norma Locke	02:16
Pacific Salt	Patricia	Jazz Canadiana	04:32
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Hour of Parting (Instrumental)	A Tribute to the Crooners	01:35
McDougall, Ian	Carrol, Cordova and Hastings	Music by Ian McDougall	04:39
McDougall, Ian	How Long Has This Been Going On?	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	05:13
McDougall, Ian	Fly Away	Just a Song	03:56
Pacific Salt	You're My Little Sweetheart	ST	08:35
Kenney, Mart	The West, a Nest, and You Dear	Classics	01:23
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Then Was Then	From CBC Vancouver	03:14
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Talk Trap	One of My Bags	03:54
MacPherson, Fraser	How Can I Be Sure	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:41
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Maisquinada	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:07
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Guitar Solo	One of My Bags	06:23
Taylor, Joani	Can't Take My Eyes Off of You	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	03:08
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Black Cultured Pearl	Wynton 2	Goin' Down Home	09:15
Jacobs, Dale	Without Reservation	Live at Puccini's	02:59
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
MacPherson, Fraser	For All We Know	Fraser's Flutes	02:22
Centro, Vic Sextet	Darn That Dream	ST	02:07
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Compilation	Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba	CBC Comp 409	03:18
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	03:52
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 5	Necropolis	14:54
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Jacobs, Dale	Splash	Live at Puccini's	05:18
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	01:58
Kenney, Mart	In The Shadow Of The Mountains	Songs of Norma Locke	02:43
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Formula #1	One of My Bags	04:15
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Bells of San Rafael	Beautiful Canada	03:16
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 2	Necropolis	04:36
McDougall, Ian	Songbird	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	02:27
Robbins, Dave Band	Ripple Rock (Don Clark)	ST	04:06
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea	Beautiful Canada	02:09
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Until it's Time for You to Go	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:57
Pacific Salt	Aztec	Jazz Canadiana	05:05
Pacific Salt	So Be It	Jazz Canadiana	05:36
Kenney, Mart	Christmas Is A-Comin'	Songs of Norma Locke	03:40
Parker, Doug	Profile	Vancouver Instrumental	02:37
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Shuffle Scuffle	One of My Bags	03:33
Pacific Salt	16th Avenue Shuffle	Jazz Canadiana	03:40
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Robbins, Dave Band	Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison)	ST	02:36
New Orchestra Quintet	10 x 10	Up 'Til Now	10:44
Slavin, Martin Sextet	It Happened in the Spring	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	03:00
Jacobs, Dale	Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme)	Live at Puccini's	03:03
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Charade	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:24
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Red Roses for a Blue Lady	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:48
Thompson, Don	A House is Not a Home	Circles	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Land of Make Belief	Beautiful Canada	02:56
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Robbins, Dave Band	Jean	ST	03:49
McDougall, Ian	What Kind of Fool	Just a Song	03:54
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	On The Sunny Side of the Street	Swing Is In... Vol. II	03:03
MacPherson, Fraser	Lodi	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:31
Robbins, Dave Band	Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland)	Happy Faces	05:23
Centro, Vic Sextet	Moonlight Serenade	ST	02:17
Kenney, Mart	I Wonder What Became of Sally	Classics	03:02
Parker, Doug	The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:08
MacPherson, Fraser	Pussywillows, Cattails	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	02:50

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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