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
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
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
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
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)
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back

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

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

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