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
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Walkin' My Baby Back Home ST
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
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)
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place

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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