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 tapestryβ€”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 The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
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 It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall

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

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (7)

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (6)

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (5)

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (4)

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (3)

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (2)

Robbins, Dave Band - Happy Faces (1)

Robbins, Dave Band setcellar

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