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 The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
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 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song

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

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)*

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