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
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp

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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