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
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
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
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
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)
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver

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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