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
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners

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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