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
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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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