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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow 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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
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)
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low 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)
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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)*

Up 'Til Now

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