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
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
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
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Meditation vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
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
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Broadway Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
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 Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Big Spender The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 4 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall The Canadian Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney Christmas Is A-Comin' Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Skies Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags

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

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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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