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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST

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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