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
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
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)
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker

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)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Up 'Til Now

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