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
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes

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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