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
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
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 Royal Blue Circles
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Lollipops And Roses A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Bruce Tilden Summertime Together Ensemble
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson Cracklin' Rosie Fraser's Flutes
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Mark Hasselbach Slipstream Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Feeling Good vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
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
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Compilation Diana Krall - As Long As I Live Jazz Vancouver
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Carousel Song Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bobby Hales Big Band Talk Trap One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Doug Parker Doug Parker Orchestra - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Choral Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Mart Kenney Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Going Out of My Head From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Games People Play ST
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)

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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