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 All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II

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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