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 P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Don Thompson Windows Circles
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST

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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