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
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
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 Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
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)
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada

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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