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
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dixieland Express Jazz Band There's a Lot to See in B.C. There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Who Can I Turn To ST
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada

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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