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
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Fifth Avenue Parker's Mood Urban Sprawl
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Don Thompson Windows Circles
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)

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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