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
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall But Beautiful 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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
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)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces

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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

ST

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