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
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Black Cultured Pearl Secret Love Pearl
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Pacific Salt Country Detour Vancouver Instrumental Group
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Ian McDougall Nevertheless I'm In Love With You The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Doug Parker Wide Open Spaces Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Until it's Time for You to Go The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Doug Parker Doug Parker - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Rock & Roll Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall Sailing Just a Song
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 2 (University of British Columbia - University of Western Ontario - University of Manitoba - University of Toronto Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Compilation The Ian McDougall Sextet - Ian Leaps Out Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall How are Things in Glocca Morra Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Vic Centro Sextet El Choclo ST
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Alto Sax Solo One of My Bags
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Vic Centro Sextet Serenata ST
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Butterfly Goin' Down Home
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Keepin' Myself for You Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sunrise, Sunset (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Gotta Travel On From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Yesterday Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song

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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