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
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
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
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
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
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles

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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