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
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
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
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
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
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
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)
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You

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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

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