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
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
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)
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
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 New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair 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

ST

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