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 Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada

Urban Sprawl

Fifth Avenue

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl CD

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INSIDE

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK2

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INLAY BACK

Classics

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

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