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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Please be Kind ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Walkin' My Baby Back Home ST
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
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 Moonglow Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers

ST

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST BACK

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)*

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