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
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)

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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