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
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
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
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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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