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
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds

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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