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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
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 Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) 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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