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 The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
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)
Fifth Avenue Urban Sprawl Urban Sprawl
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us 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)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson You Are Too Beautiful ST
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
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
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Ed Bickert & Don Thompson Walkin' My Baby Back Home ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST

Givin' Up (The One I Love) b/w I Need You

Amist the Black Eyes

45-Shirley Granger - Givin Up the One I Love VINYL 02

ST

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST LABELS

Ed Bickert & Don Thompson / ST BACK

One of My Bags

Vancouver Instrumental

Beautiful Canada

I Did It!...My Way

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

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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