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
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver

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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