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 In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Please be Kind ST
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Who Can I Turn To ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson You Are Too Beautiful ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl

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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