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
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Skye Boat Song Circles
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden The Nearness of You Looking Back
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall A Portrait of Jenny Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Mc Not Mac And Two 'L's Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Bruce Tilden The Way You Look Tonight Looking Back
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band

Looking Back

Bruce Tilden

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back CD

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back INSIDE

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back BACK

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back INLAY

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)

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