Brunswick scouts discovered Vic Meyers’ band in Seattle in 1923 during a trip to the West Coast to look for new talent to record. Meyers was leading a band at Seattle’s Hotel Butler.
A year later the band recorded again for Brunswick in Los Angeles in a temporary studio over a period of several days, May 7-14, 1924. They recorded nine selections (some with multiple takes) over those seven days – including this one.
“Beets and Turnips” is a fun ragtime piano composition composed by by Cliff Hess and Fred E. Ahlert that was published in 1915 that enjoyed a brief resurgence in 1924 with this recording and a Varsity Eight version on Cameo. Some nice cornet and banjo work on this one, among other things!
Some fascinating information on Meyer’s political career can be found at the link below.
Recorded in Los Angeles, California on May 7, 1924.
Released as Brunswick 2664
Credits:
Vic Meyers – director
Billy Stewart, Bill Zimmerman – cornet
Jim Taft – trombone
Art Kenton – clarinet, alto sax, arranger
Cecil Harnack – alto sax
Bob Gordon – tenor sax, bass sax
Al Newman – piano
Unknown Artist – banjo
“Chief” – tuba
Bob Goodwin – drums
Sources:
“Vick Meyers – From Dance Hall to City Hall”, Ate van Delden, Vintage Jazz Mart
https://www.vjm.biz/articles3.htm
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