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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis

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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