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 Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Please be Kind ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
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)
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Amist the Black Eyes

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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