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
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Circles Circles

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)*

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