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
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie I Did It!...My Way

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)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Lewis)*

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