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 That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
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
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
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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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