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
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
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)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You

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

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

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