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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver

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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