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 Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dixieland Express Jazz Band There's a Lot to See in B.C. There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place

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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

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