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
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson What is This Thing Called Love ST
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
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)
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST

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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