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
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
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)
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson A Face Like Yours ST
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Walkin' My Baby Back Home ST
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson You Are Too Beautiful ST

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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