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 Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
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)
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke

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

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