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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade 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)
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
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
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST

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

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