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
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt You're My Little Sweetheart ST
Don Thompson Full Nelson Country Place
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bob Bell Necropolis 5 Necropolis
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Pacific Salt Old Yale ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Deep Cove Big Band Begin the Beguine ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Lynne McNeil Another Way I Did It!...My Way
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Mart Kenney Danube Waves Classics
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley Classics
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Dale Jacobs Discovery (CBC Radio Olympic Theme) Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson Tanga Circles
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'm Beginning to See The Light vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Miles & Miles Duo - Sweet and Lovely Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Joani Taylor Feelin' Good Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Caravan Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Midnight Sun ST
Mark Hasselbach Afrodesia Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra 12th Street Rag Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bobby Hales Big Band The Writing's On the Wall (Domenic Troiano) Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band The Girl From Ipanema ST
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Only Want One Wife Beautiful Canada
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Mart Kenney No Strings Medley: Loads Of Love - The Sweetest Sounds - No Strings Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chattanooga Choo Choo - Tuxedo Junction Dal Richards! And Friends
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Ian McDougall Search Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Ian McDougall - Parkway CBC Comp 409
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson Easy to be Hard The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
P.J. Perry (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Usual The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics

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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