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 World On a String Pearl
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Vic Centro Sextet Darn That Dream ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
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)
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band Funklickity Vancouver Instrumental
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Don Thompson Song for Sonny Country Place
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Walkin' On New Grass (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Desert Planet Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra You'll Never Walk Alone Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band What Would I Do Without You Vancouver Instrumental
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
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
Dave Robbins Band Happy Faces (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University 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) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles

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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