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 Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
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)
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall

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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