The Vancouver Jazz Scene

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.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back

The Hockey Theme

Compilation

Looking Back

Bruce Tilden

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back CD

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back INSIDE

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back BACK

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back INLAY

Together Ensemble

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Up 'Til Now

New Orchestra Quintet

New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now BACK

I Did It!...My Way

Lynne McNeil - I Did It My Way BACK

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

ST

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