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
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden When I Fall in Love Looking Back
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
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
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
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)
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way

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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