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
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
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)
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
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana

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)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

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