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
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags

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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