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
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
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
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl

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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