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
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
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 Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
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)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
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)
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice 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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