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
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
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)
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You

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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