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 No Hope, No Fear ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds

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

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