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
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
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
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
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
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)

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

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

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