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
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Lush Life 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)*

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

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