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
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
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)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
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)
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke 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
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Dark Young Man Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nothing is as Nice Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dave Robbins Band What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra

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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