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
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
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)
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
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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