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
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
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
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke

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

Comments

No Comments