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 String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST

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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