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 Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
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
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Early Morning Light Just a Song
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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

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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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