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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided 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 On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home

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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