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
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bruce Tilden Groovin' Looking Back
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You 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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