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
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	So Long Dearie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	01:58
McDougall, Ian	Search	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	05:02
Black Cultured Pearl	Lover Man	Goin' Down Home	05:16
Pacific Salt	Spring's Garden	Vancouver Instrumental Group	01:40
McDougall, Ian	Pacific Blue	Music by Ian McDougall	02:42
Kenney, Mart	Danube Waves	Classics	03:19
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	02:29
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:32
Thompson, Don	One Morning In May	Circles	03:23
McDougall, Ian	My Yesterdays	Music by Ian McDougall	03:32
Hasselbach, Mark	Sunspots	Perspective: Solar Winds	06:36
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund)	Songs of Norma Locke	02:36
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Come Fly With Me	From CBC Vancouver	01:57
Kenney, Mart	Put On A Happy Face	Songs of Norma Locke	02:17
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I Love Being Here With You	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:12
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
MacPherson, Fraser	So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:40
Hasselbach, Mark	Desert Planet	Perspective: Solar Winds	05:23
McDougall, Ian	Wouldn't You Like	Just a Song	03:09
McDougall, Ian	Smile	The Very Thought Of You	03:40
Thompson, Don	For Chris Gage	Country Place	05:22
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	As Usual	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:46
Pacific Salt	P.J. Too!	Jazz Canadiana	04:53
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:40
McDougall, Ian	Memories of You	Just a Song	03:38
Robbins, Dave Band	Mr. Bojangles	ST	04:21
Pacific Salt	No Hope, No Fear	Jazz Canadiana	04:34
MacPherson, Fraser	Sunshine Superman	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:30
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Minor Event: Drum Solo	One of My Bags	04:02
McDougall, Ian	Lament	Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)	04:32
Quartescence	Bossa Nova Scotia	ST	04:26
Tilden, Bruce	Summertime	Together Ensemble	04:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	Perdido	ST	02:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Where or When	A Tribute to the Crooners	02:35
Taylor, Joani	Here, There, Everywhere	Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers	02:26
Deep Cove Big Band	Undecided	ST	02:00
Claman, Dolores	The Hockey Theme (Opening)	The Hockey Theme	00:56
McDougall, Ian	Rio	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:32
Pacific Salt	Four Leaf Clover Man	Jazz Canadiana	05:33
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Out in the West	Beautiful Canada	02:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:32
Compilation	Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together	Jazz Vancouver	06:28
McNeil, Lynne	A Ghost of a Chance	I Did It!...My Way	02:30
Slavin, Martin Sextet	Deep Purple	ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)	02:37
Kenney, Mart	Creole Love Song	Classics	02:37
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Lollipops And Roses	A Tribute to the Crooners	03:59
Compilation	Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy	CBC Comp 436	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:18
Tilden, Bruce	Garden of Gethsemane	Together Ensemble	05:30
Thompson, Don	Sasha's Delight	Country Place	07:45
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra	Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)	02:45
Kenney, Mart	Mart Kenneys Classics	Classics	03:40
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo	Swing Is In... Vol. II	02:22
Parker, Doug	If You Could Read My Mind	Vancouver Instrumental	02:30
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	On the Other Side of the Tracks	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	02:55
McDougall, Ian	Sailing	Just a Song	03:59
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	Alfie	The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker	02:48
Kenney, Mart	Waltz Medley	Classics	03:34
Deep Cove Big Band	The Girl From Ipanema	ST	03:02
Parker, Doug	Saturday Clothes	Vancouver Instrumental	02:35
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Swinging Party	Beautiful Canada	01:57
Kenney, Mart	Wooden Heart	Classics	02:04
Ginn, Judy (Walchuk)	What Did I Have That I Don't Have	vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)	03:14
Kenney, Mart	Ramona	Classics	03:03
McDougall, Ian	Free Recall	Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)	04:46
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	As Time Goes By	Dal Richards! And Friends	03:42
Thompson, Don	Full Nelson	Country Place	03:51
Robbins, Dave Band	Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins)	Happy Faces	05:29
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You	Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)	02:52
Parker, Doug	I Will Wait for You	Vancouver Big Band	02:10
Pacific Salt	Goose Juice	ST	02:40
MacPherson, Fraser	Easy to be Hard	The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra	03:09
McNeil, Lynne	San Antonio Rose	I Did It!...My Way	02:50
Parker, Doug	Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version)	Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)	02:16
Black Cultured Pearl	Solitude	Goin' Down Home	02:30
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Deed I Do	Dal Richards! And Friends	02:41
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Dark Young Man	Vancouver Instrumental	01:57
Bell, Bob	Necropolis 4	Necropolis	05:14
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands	Amist the Black Eyes	05:25
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette)	Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)	03:00
MacPherson, Fraser	Cracklin' Rosie	Fraser's Flutes	02:23
Black Cultured Pearl	World On a String	Pearl	05:21
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Only Want One Wife	Beautiful Canada	02:28
New Orchestra Quintet	Delicate Chestnut Roll	Up 'Til Now	15:44
McDougall, Ian	Cliches	Music by Ian McDougall	04:22
New Orchestra Quintet	Terminal Shift	Up 'Til Now	11:04
Robbins, Dave Band	Didn't We?	ST	03:50
Robbins, Dave Band	Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	02:22
Black Cultured Pearl	East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Goin' Down Home	03:44
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Carousel Song	Beautiful Canada	02:42
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	What a Wonderful World	Dal Richards! And Friends	04:00
Hales, Bobby Big Band	Fireball	One of My Bags	03:27
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra	Just Say a Prayer	Beautiful Canada	03:01
Robbins, Dave Band	What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?	ST	03:00
Black Cultured Pearl	Smiles	Goin' Down Home	03:29
Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
Robbins, Dave Band	March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson)	Happy Faces	04:31
Ramsay, Miles & Dave Robbins Big Band	Speak Low	From CBC Vancouver	04:00
Centro, Vic Sextet	End of a Love Affair	ST	02:09
Deep Cove Big Band	Everybody Loves My Baby	ST	01:57

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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