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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
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)
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)

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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