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
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Please be Kind ST
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson You Are Too Beautiful ST
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson What is This Thing Called Love ST
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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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