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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Fifth Avenue Threshold - The Hive Urban Sprawl
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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)*

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

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