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
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
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)
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Where or When Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker

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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