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
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
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 Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails 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 Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl

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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