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
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
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 Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes

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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

ST

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

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