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
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up (The One I Love) Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
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
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Walkin' My Baby Back Home ST
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fifth Avenue Eli Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Amist the Black Eyes

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

ST

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST BACK

One of My Bags

Vancouver Instrumental

Beautiful Canada

I Did It!...My Way

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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