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 Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
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)
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Windows Circles
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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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