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
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
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
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group

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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