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
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
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)
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker

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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