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 With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
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
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Mart Kenney Danube Waves 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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

ST

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