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
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
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)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You

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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