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
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One 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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