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
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
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 You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke

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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