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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
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)
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You

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

McNeil, Lynne

Swing Is In... Vol. II

Lynne and Stephanie - The Montage

McNeil, Lynne

McNeil, Lynne

Happy Faces

Robbins, Dave Band

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