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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker 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)
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver

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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