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
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
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 Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
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
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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)*

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