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 It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady 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)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl

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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