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
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Don Thompson Royal Blue Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Writing CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Black Cultured Pearl Intro to Pearl Pearl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dale Jacobs Splash Live at Puccini's
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet The Sweetest Sounds ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
New Orchestra Quintet Terminal Shift Up 'Til Now
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear ST
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Lady Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
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
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man ST
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise

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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