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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
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 Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
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)
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place

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

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

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