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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
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
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Walkin' My Baby Back Home ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back

ST

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST BACK

One of My Bags

Vancouver Instrumental

Beautiful Canada

I Did It!...My Way

Urban Sprawl

Fifth Avenue

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl CD

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INSIDE

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK2

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INLAY BACK

Classics

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)*

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