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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It Had to be You A Tribute to the Crooners
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
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)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Strike Up the Band Swing Is In... Vol. II

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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