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 tapestry—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 Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Bruce Davis Quintet Saskatchewan I Love You Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Pennies from Heaven Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra All Of Me Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Ian McDougall The Very Thought of You The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver

Compilation

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)

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