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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
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
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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

New Orchestra Quintet

New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now BACK

I Did It!...My Way

Lynne McNeil - I Did It My Way BACK

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