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
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Dixieland Express Jazz Band There's a Lot to See in B.C. There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cold & Lonely Bird Beautiful Canada

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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