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
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
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)
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
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 Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home

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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