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
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson You Are Too Beautiful ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie I Did It!...My Way
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dixieland Express Jazz Band There's a Lot to See in B.C. There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Alone Together ST
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song

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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