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
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Who Can I Turn To ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man 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)
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson A Face Like Yours ST
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
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 Smile The Very Thought Of You
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Amist the Black Eyes

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

ST

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST BACK

One of My Bags

Vancouver Instrumental

Beautiful Canada

I Did It!...My Way

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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