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 Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dixieland Express Jazz Band There's a Lot to See in B.C. There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
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)
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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)

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