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
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles

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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