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 Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
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)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
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
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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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