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
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan 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 Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
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
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band

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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