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) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
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
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker

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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