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
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One 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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