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) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II

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)*

Up 'Til Now

New Orchestra Quintet

New Orchestra Quintet - Up 'Til Now BACK

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