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 Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
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 Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson You Are Too Beautiful ST
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine 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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