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
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
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
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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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