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're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
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) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
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)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends

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)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

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