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
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Walkin' My Baby Back Home ST
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia 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 As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Please be Kind ST
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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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