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
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
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
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl

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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