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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

ST

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