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
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way

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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