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 One Morning In May Circles
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
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 On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics

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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