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
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
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 These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home

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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