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
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Quartescence Rainy Days ST
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Bruce Tilden Attitude Together Ensemble
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
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
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Medley - I'll See You In My Dreams; Does Your Heart Beat For Me; Dancing in the Dark Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Dave Robbins Band June in Jerusalem (Dave Robbins) ST
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Vic Centro Sextet It's Only a Paper Moon ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Shadow, The Guiding Eye Dog Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Sweet Love Music by Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Pacific Blue Music by Ian McDougall
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Asiatic Raes (feat. Don Clark, Fraser Macpherson & Paul Ruhland) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) So Long Dearie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney P.S. I Love You Songs of Norma Locke
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Joani Taylor How Insensitive Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
New Orchestra Quintet Delicate Chestnut Roll Up 'Til Now
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Opening) The Hockey Theme
Pacific Salt Bossa Bossa Vancouver Instrumental Group
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Black Cultured Pearl Takin' a Chance On Love Goin' Down Home
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dixieland Express Jazz Band There's a Lot to See in B.C. There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Don Thompson Second Voyage Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Ian McDougall You Go to My Head The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
P.J. Perry Until It's Time for You to Go Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Mart Kenney Mart Kenneys Classics Classics
Don Thompson Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me Circles
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Ian McDougall I'm Through With Love The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Blues in the Night Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Oliver Gannon - Quicksilver Jazz Vancouver
Don Thompson Windows Circles
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Joani Taylor Here, There, Everywhere Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Ian McDougall Blue Skies Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Don Thompson I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face Circles
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Steppin Out With My Baby Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Have Vine Will Swing (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Don Thompson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Ian McDougall Free Recall Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Guitar Solo One of My Bags
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Gentle Rain The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Compilation Ian McDougall - Stonesong CBC Comp 409
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Joani Taylor Free Again Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Bobby Hales Big Band Formula #1 One of My Bags
Pacific Salt Patricia Jazz Canadiana
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Martin Slavin Sextet Buda Buda ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Vic Centro Sextet End of a Love Affair ST
Black Cultured Pearl Body and Soul Pearl
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Baby I'm a Want You Vancouver Big Band

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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