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
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
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)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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

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