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
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sing Sing Sing Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends

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

Robbins, Dave Band

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