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
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
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)
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Doug Parker The Jubilation Singers - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Folk Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Drum Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall The Eyes of a Child Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Compilation Metalwood - Teed Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where or When A Tribute to the Crooners
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Fraser MacPherson Pussywillows, Cattails The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
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
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Fraser MacPherson Sunshine Superman The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
P.J. Perry Candy Man Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Benny Goodman Medley Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt P.J. Too! Jazz Canadiana
Pacific Salt Four Leaf Clover Man Jazz Canadiana
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Vic Centro Sextet Moonlight Serenade ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Must Know (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt 16th Avenue Shuffle Jazz Canadiana
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Victory Parade Medley: I'll Be Seeing You - There Are Such Things - You'll Never Know Songs of Norma Locke
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners

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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