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 Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver

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

ST

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