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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
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)
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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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