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
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
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)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
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)
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers

Urban Sprawl

Fifth Avenue

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl CD

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INSIDE

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK2

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INLAY BACK

Classics

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

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