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 Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
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 Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
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
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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

ST

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