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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
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)
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
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 I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home

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

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

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