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
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
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)
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place

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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