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
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's

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)

Comments

No Comments