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 Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
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)
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band

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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