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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home

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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