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
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
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)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
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 Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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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