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
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Fifth Avenue J.C. Urban Sprawl
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Walkin' My Baby Back Home ST
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada

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

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)*

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