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
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver

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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

ST

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

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