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
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
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)
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker

Urban Sprawl

Fifth Avenue

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl CD

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INSIDE

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK2

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl BACK

CD-Fifth Avenue - Urban Sprawl INLAY BACK

Classics

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

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