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
Pacific Salt Aztec ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Don Thompson A House is Not a Home Circles
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Joani Taylor Can't Take My Eyes Off of You Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Black Cultured Pearl Wynton 3 Goin' Down Home
Quartescence Bossa Nova Scotia ST
Joani Taylor Paper Cup Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Bruce Tilden Fever Together Ensemble
Vic Centro Sextet The Moon Was Yellow ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Route 66 Dal Richards! And Friends
Dave Robbins Band Africa Lights (feat. Fraser Macpherson, Dave Robbins & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Compilation Ian McDougall - Seems Like Samba CBC Comp 409
Fraser MacPherson Everybody's Talkin' The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl Am I Blue Pearl
Black Cultured Pearl Stormy Weather Goin' Down Home
Dave Robbins Band Canto de Oriole (feat. Bobby Hales) Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson For All We Know Fraser's Flutes
Ian McDougall Embraceable You The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Doug Parker Profile Vancouver Instrumental
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra That Holiday Feeling (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Earl the Squirrel Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall What Kind of Fool Just a Song
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Dave Robbins Band Spring is Here (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Dal Richards & his Orchestra I Love Being Here With You Dal Richards! And Friends
Compilation Kenny Coleman With The London Philharmonic Orchestra - You Again Jazz Vancouver
Lynne McNeil Lover Man I Did It!...My Way
Dave Robbins Band Westcoasting (feat. Dave Quarin & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Marty Gillan Laugh to Laugh Again With Doug Parker Band
Pacific Salt No Hope, No Fear Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Floppy Music by Ian McDougall
Black Cultured Pearl But Beautiful Goin' Down Home
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Sentimental Journey Swing Is In... Vol. II
Dave Robbins Band Ripple Rock (Don Clark) ST
Ian McDougall Devon's Delight Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Bells of San Rafael Beautiful Canada
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Don't Get Around Much Anymore From CBC Vancouver
Vic Centro Sextet On Green Dolphin Street ST
Ian McDougall But Beautiful The Very Thought Of You
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) What Did I Have That I Don't Have vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Fraser MacPherson How Can I Be Sure The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Here's That Rainy Day (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mark Hasselbach Kanoa Perspective: Solar Winds
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Too Late Now The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Cliches Music by Ian McDougall
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Horace, The Flea Beautiful Canada
Dal Richards & his Orchestra For the Good Times (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Pacific Salt Cycle Song Vancouver Instrumental Group
Deep Cove Big Band Moonlight Serenade ST
Mark Hasselbach Bodega Bay Perspective: Solar Winds
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Ian McDougall Try a Little Tenderness The Very Thought Of You
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Bobby Hales Big Band Minor Event: Piano Solo One of My Bags
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Where Or When Dal Richards! And Friends
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Black Cultured Pearl Blue Moon Pearl
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Come Back To Me vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Martin Slavin Sextet Loads of Love ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Fraser MacPherson So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Dave Robbins Band Didn't We? ST
Deep Cove Big Band Pennsylvania 6-5000 ST
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Love From CBC Vancouver
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Welcome to Vancouver Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Lament Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Jazz Workshop Theme (March Winds Blow) II Happy Faces
Fraser MacPherson Morning Has Broken With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Mart Kenney Waltz Medley: That Naughty Waltz - Destiny Waltz - On Miami Shore Songs of Norma Locke
Fraser MacPherson Colour of the Rainbow The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Bruce Tilden Garden of Gethsemane Together Ensemble
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Babalu (Cha Cha Cha) Swing Is In... Vol. II
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Come Fly With Me From CBC Vancouver
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Time Was From CBC Vancouver
Bruce Tilden Goodmorning Heartache Together Ensemble
Dave Robbins Band Mr. Bojangles ST
Dave Robbins Band Playa del Ray (feat. Chris Gage, Fraser Macpherson & Dave Robbins) Happy Faces
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Deep Cove Big Band My Funny Valentine ST
Joani Taylor In the Name of Love Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Deep Cove Big Band Sudden Sam ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra On The Sunny Side of the Street Swing Is In... Vol. II
Ian McDougall Lightly Turning Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)

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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