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 Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Bruce Tilden From a Distace Looking Back
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
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
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden What a Day for a Daydream Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Bruce Tilden What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life Looking Back
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
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)

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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