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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
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
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart 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)*

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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