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
Dixieland Express Jazz Band Twelfth St. Rag There's a Lot to See in B.C. b/w Twelfth St. Rag (picture sleeve)
Don Thompson Second Voyage Country Place
Don Thompson A Country Place Country Place
Dave Robbins Band Minority (feat. Don Clark & Chris Gage) Happy Faces
Don Thompson Circles Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dear Heart A Tribute to the Crooners
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Consider This Rio (Ron Johnston, Ian McDougall, Oliver Gannon)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra These Foolish Things Dal Richards! And Friends
Vic Centro Sextet Gone With the Wind ST
Compilation Doug Parker Orchestra - The Immigrant CBC Comp 436
Joani Taylor Alfie Joani Taylor with Dave Robbins Orchestra and the Numerality Singers
Mart Kenney It's Wonderful Classics
Deep Cove Big Band String of Pearls ST
Thora Anders and Lance Harrison Vancouver Vancouver
Martin Slavin Sextet Maisquinada ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Dale Jacobs It's Only The Perfect Love Live at Puccini's
Pacific Salt So Be It Jazz Canadiana
Bruce Tilden Cooking on Sunday Together Ensemble
Doug Parker We've Only Just Begun Vancouver Big Band
Dal Richards & his Orchestra How High the Moon Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Dave Robbins Band March Winds Blow (feat. Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
Black Cultured Pearl World On a String Pearl
Dale Jacobs Without Reservation Live at Puccini's
Fraser MacPherson Lodi The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Don Thompson Summer Song Circles
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Dal Introduces Theme Dal Richards! And Friends
Ian McDougall Centerpiece Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dave Robbins Band Sunday Blues (Don Clark) ST
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) Other Side of the Tracks The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dal Richards & his Orchestra New York, New York Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney Ramona Classics
Don Thompson Sasha's Delight Country Place
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) The Good Life The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Dave Robbins Band Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) ST
Mart Kenney Wooden Heart Classics
Pacific Salt Spring's Garden Vancouver Instrumental Group
Ian McDougall It Had to Be You The Very Thought Of You
Martin Slavin Sextet It Happened in the Spring ST (split with Charles Coleman Trio)
Lynne McNeil A Ghost of a Chance I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Bossa, Bossa Jo-Jo Just a Song
Joani Taylor Harbour Light CBC Comp 417 comp
Black Cultured Pearl Don't Get Around Much Anymore Pearl
Lynne McNeil Medley: My Way - Anytime I Did It!...My Way
Compilation Ross Taggart - TV Lunch Jazz Vancouver
Ian McDougall Sixth Sense Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Lynne McNeil Lady Success (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Fraser MacPherson Leaving On a Jet Plane The Sounds of Fraser MacPherson with the Doug Parker Orchestra
Marty Gillan All I Ever Need Is You With Doug Parker Band
Ian McDougall Warm Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Fraser MacPherson Cotton Jenny Fraser's Flutes
Bob Bell Necropolis 1 Necropolis
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Bruce Tilden What Makes a Man a Man Together Ensemble
Mart Kenney The West A Nest And You Songs of Norma Locke
Ian McDougall Just a Song Just a Song
Dal Richards & his Orchestra What a Wonderful World (vocals Juliette) Swingin' & Singin' (With Juliette)
Mart Kenney The West, a Nest, and You Dear Classics
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Circus Song Beautiful Canada
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) I'll Walk Alone The Songs of Judy Ginn, Orchestra Directed By Doug Parker
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band You Stepped Out of a Dream From CBC Vancouver
Doug Parker Doug Parker Big Band - It's Love Parker, Doug Big Band (split with Al Harris Ensemble)
Doug Parker If Vancouver Big Band
Lynne McNeil Ode to Billy Joe I Did It!...My Way
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ian McDougall Like Someone in Love Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Christmas in Hawaii Beautiful Canada
Ian McDougall Everything Happens to Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra As Time Goes By A Tribute to the Crooners
Ian McDougall Blue Daniel Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra My Heart Belongs To Daddy Dal Richards! And Friends
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Girl From Ipanema Dal Richards! And Friends
Mart Kenney In The Shadow Of The Mountains Songs of Norma Locke
Vic Centro Sextet Perdido ST
Black Cultured Pearl East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) Goin' Down Home
P.J. Perry Help Me Make it Through the Night Saxophone - Bobby Hales Orchestra, Vancouver
Marty Gillan Talk It Over in the Morning With Doug Parker Band
Mart Kenney You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) Classics
Fraser MacPherson It's a Musical World With The Doug Parker Orchestra (Vancouver flutist)
Lynne McNeil Lush Life I Did It!...My Way
Lynne McNeil Song for Donnie (Lynne McNeil) I Did It!...My Way
Ian McDougall Someone to Watch Over Me The Very Thought Of You
Dal Richards & his Orchestra The Hour of Parting (Instrumental) A Tribute to the Crooners
Bruce Tilden Moonglow Together Ensemble
Pacific Salt Something Soft ST
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Opus One Swing Is In... Vol. II
Judy Ginn (Walchuk) On the Other Side of the Tracks vocalist, with Doug Parker Orchestra (split with Mary-Lou Collins & Ricky Hyslop Orchestra)
Pacific Salt Aztec Jazz Canadiana
Ian McDougall Memories of You Just a Song
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill University - University of Alberta - Dalhoussie University - Queen's University Canadian College Medley Part 1 (McGill, UofAlberta, Dalhoussie, Queen's // Canadian College Medley Part 2 (UBC, UofW Ontario, Uof Manitoba, Uof Toronto
Don Thompson For Chris Gage Country Place
Ian McDougall I Remember You Warmth Of The Horn (Ian McDougall Quartet)
Dal Richards & his Orchestra Everybody Loves Somebody Swing Is In... Vol. II
Bruce Davis Quintet Buffalo Daze Buffalo Daze b/w Saskatchewan I Love You
Ian McDougall It's My Turn Just a Song
Miles Ramsay & Dave Robbins Big Band Hey There From CBC Vancouver
Bobby Hales Big Band Shuffle Scuffle One of My Bags
Dave Robbins Band Reflections (feat. Chris Gage, Wally Snider & Fraser Macpherson) Happy Faces
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
Mart Kenney and his Orchestra Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot)

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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