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 tapestryβ€”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 That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada

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)

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (6)

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