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
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You

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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