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
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Land of Make Belief Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
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 Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker I Will Wait for You Vancouver Big Band
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
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)
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Songs of Norma Locke
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Mart Kenney I Wonder What Became of Sally Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends

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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