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
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song 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)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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)*

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

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