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
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Please be Kind ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
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)
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver

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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