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
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Alone Together ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

ST

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST BACK

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)*

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