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 tapestry—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) Alfie The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Black Cultured Pearl Try Alittle Tenderness Pearl
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney Creole Love Song Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Beautiful Canada Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall How Long Has This Been Going On? Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Joani Taylor Walkin' Happy Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson Traces The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dolores Claman The Hockey Theme (Closing Big Band March) The Hockey Theme
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Bob Bell Necropolis 3 Necropolis
Vic Centro Sextet My Heart Cries For You ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Then Was Then From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Joani Taylor With a Little Help From My Friends Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Don Thompson Soul Eyes Circles
Fraser MacPherson Pink and Purple Daisies The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Deep Cove Big Band For Swinging Dancers ST
Lynne McNeil Ragtime Annie (Lynne McNeil - Byron Bulloch) I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Deed I Do Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Some of These Days, Bill Bailey (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Lynne McNeil Green, Green Grass of Home I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Moon River The Very Thought Of You
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Raw Toast Jazz Canadiana
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Ian McDougall Aztec Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Vocal) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Black Cultured Pearl Solitude Goin' Down Home
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On Christmas Day Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Then Came September Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Fraser MacPherson Ballad of the Sad Young Men With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - The In Crowd Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You (Theme) Songs of Norma Locke
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Lynne McNeil San Antonio Rose I Did It!...My Way
Bruce Tilden The Stranger Looking Back
Pacific Salt Raw Toast ST
Dave Robbins Band Jean ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Bruce Tilden Dumferline Looking Back
Dave Robbins Band Sixes & Sevens (feat. Dick Forrest & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back to Me The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi (vocals Dal Richards) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra When it Snows Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I'll Never Smile Again A Tribute to the Crooners
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Compilation Christine Duncan - Why So Blue Jazz Vancouver
Joani Taylor Harbour in the Storm CBC Comp 417 comp
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Fraser MacPherson Flute Juice Fraser's Flutes
Doug Parker Saturday Clothes Vancouver Instrumental
Don Thompson One Morning In May Circles
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Deep Cove Big Band Witchcraft ST
Mart Kenney Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Compilation Pat Coleman and The Bob Murphy Quartet - Alone Together Jazz Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Bossa Bossa Jo-Jo Music by Ian McDougall
Joani Taylor Flyin' Angel CBC Comp 417 comp
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl If I Had You Pearl
Bob Bell Necropolis 2 Necropolis
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everyone is Singing Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes

Compilation

Looking Back

Bruce Tilden

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back CD

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back INSIDE

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back BACK

Bruce Tilden - Lookinn Back INLAY

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)

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