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 P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
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)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis

One of My Bags

Vancouver Instrumental

Beautiful Canada

I Did It!...My Way

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)*

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