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 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
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)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental

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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