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
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Sunrise, Sunset Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Just the Two of Us Looking Back
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
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
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags

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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