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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
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
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Fifth Avenue Cypress Urban Sprawl
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers

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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