San Francisco Jazz 1930-1932: The Flexo Recordings

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 14, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Harlequin Records
• ASIN: B000001XYH
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #560,816 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Happy Days Are Here Again

2. Wabash Blues

3. Walking My Baby Back Home

4. Cheer Up

5. My Future Just Passed

6. Headin' for Better Times

7. You're the One I Care For

8. At Last I'm Happy

9. Smile When the Raindrops Fall

10. I'm No Account Any More

11. My Baby Just Cares for Me

12. Come Easy Go Easy Love

13. Tiger Rag

14. Jazz Me Blues

15. Oh My Love

16. What a Fool I've Been

17. You Don't Need Glasses

18. We're Friends Again

19. You're Driving Me Crazy

20. Ho Hum

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 25, 2005

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hhp1928 (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: San Francisco Jazz 1930-1932: The Flexo Recordings (Audio CD)

Jack Coakley's orchestra played at Tait's in San Francisco during the early 1930's, earning it a reputation as one of the Bay Area's most distinctive. Even today, the band has a certain unique quality when compared to other musicians of the era. Two excellent tracks on this disc, "My Future Just Passed" and "Come Easy Go Easy Love" showcase the best of San Francisco dance orchestra music from this period, and recreate a sense of the City during the 20's and 30's.

Flexo was a record label produced locally by Pacific Coast Record Corp., Ltd., and recorded not only Coakley's orchestra but also those of Fay Elliott and Lew Reynolds. Both other bands appear on this disk.

All in all, a most welcome and listenable addition to any collection of 20's and 30's music.

5.0 out of 5 stars FLEXO, October 12, 2009

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Steven R. Abrams "78jazz" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: San Francisco Jazz 1930-1932: The Flexo Recordings (Audio CD)

Great rare San Francisco dance bands from 1930. I've only seen one flexo in my life
and Harlequin has captured the sound as excellent as all Harlequin CDs are.