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
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt Goose Juice ST
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Carrol, Cordova and Hastings Music by Ian McDougall
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Wrap Your Troubles Away Pearl
New Orchestra Quintet 10 x 10 Up 'Til Now
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Rudolph's Son Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Creole Love Call (featuring Gordie Braund) Songs of Norma Locke
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Swinging Party Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Fireball One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Fly Away Just a Song
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Laughter in the Rain CBC Comp 436
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Cheek to Cheek A Tribute to the Crooners
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'm Going Home for Christmas Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Speak Low From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall English Bay Music by Ian McDougall
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Compilation Ian McDougall - Mirage CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney I Thought About You Songs of Norma Locke
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Sibel Thrasher Road to Paradise Road to Paradise
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra We're Proud of Canada We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)
Black Cultured Pearl Lover Man Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Deep Cove Big Band The Sunny Side of the Street ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Stardust A Tribute to the Crooners
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden Maybe This Time Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Marty Gillan Destiny With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
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
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Nobody Loves Me Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Dal Richards! And Friends
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada

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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