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 Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Alone Together ST
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Who Can I Turn To ST
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds

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

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)*

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