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
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Alone Together ST
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back

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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