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
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
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)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play 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 Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's

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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