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
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back

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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