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
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
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 Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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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