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 Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada

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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