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 You Go to My Head Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Mark Hasselbach Heatstroke Perspective: Solar Winds
Dale Jacobs A Last Look at the Summer Live at Puccini's
Mark Hasselbach Sunspots Perspective: Solar Winds
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Dale Jacobs Visions of Rio Live at Puccini's
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Lynne McNeil My Love (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Dal Richards & his Orchestra In the Mood Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Fraser MacPherson Quartet - Blue Prelude Jazz Vancouver
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Ian McDougall That Old Feeling The Very Thought Of You
Fraser MacPherson Killing Me Softly With His Song With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Honeysuckle Gal Beautiful Canada
Bobby Hales Big Band Funlickity One of My Bags
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Ian McDougall My Yesterdays Music by Ian McDougall
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Girl From Ipanema Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Songbird Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Daddy Hear My Plea Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Santa Dear Santa Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Cotton Fields From CBC Vancouver
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) As Tears Go By The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Polkadots and Moonbeams The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dancing In The Dark A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - Carioca Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Chicken Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Red Roses for a Blue Lady A Tribute to the Crooners
Compilation The Brad Turner Quartet - Nomad Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Rio Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band Undecided ST
Ian McDougall Killin' Time Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Mart Kenney 'Swonderful Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Like a Lover ST
New Orchestra Quintet Up 'Til Now Up 'Til Now
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Out in the West Beautiful Canada
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Compilation Ingrid Jensen - Fallin' Jazz Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Until it's Time to Go (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Ian McDougall Wouldn't You Like Just a Song
Doug Parker The Accents - Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.) (Bossa Nova Version) Jewel of the West (Beautiful B.C.)
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 2 Goin' Down Home
Ian McDougall Musette Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Mark Hasselbach Flying Fish Perspective: Solar Winds
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Just Say a Prayer Beautiful Canada
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - Thank God I'm a Country Boy CBC Comp 436
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Smile Pearl
Martin Slavin Sextet Charade ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Dale Jacobs What Else Live at Puccini's
Doug Parker If You Could Read My Mind Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Deep Cove Big Band Everybody Loves My Baby ST
Dave Robbins Band Wave ST
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You Swing Is In... Vol. II
Black Cultured Pearl Smiles Goin' Down Home
Pacific Salt North Bluff Stomp ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Black Cultured Pearl Confessin' Goin' Down Home
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Dave Robbins Band Howe Sound (Don Clark) ST
Black Cultured Pearl Poor Some More Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor You, True to Love CBC Comp 417 comp
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Pussy Cat Song Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band I Remember You From CBC Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet Deep Purple ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Mart Kenney Put On A Happy Face Songs of Norma Locke
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl

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

Robbins, Dave Band

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