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) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver

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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