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
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
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
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way

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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