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 tapestryβ€”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
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker

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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