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
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada

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

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

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