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
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back

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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