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) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
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 Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
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)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Smile The Very Thought Of You
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney You're An Old Smoothie Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
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)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags

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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