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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
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)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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

I Did It!...My Way

Lynne McNeil - I Did It My Way BACK

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