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
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
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)
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental

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

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