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
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Fifth Avenue Espresso Urban Sprawl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group

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

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

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