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 Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dixieland Express Jazz Band There's a Lot to See in B.C. There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST

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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

ST

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