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 Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
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)
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis

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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