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 Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
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)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker

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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