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 The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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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