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
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
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)
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada

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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