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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden Dream a Little Dream of Me Looking Back
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place

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

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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