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
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Who Can I Turn To ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Alone Together ST
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson What is This Thing Called Love ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Amist the Black Eyes

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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