Rudy Wiedoeft

Rudy Wiedoeft

Rudolph Cornelius Wiedoeft (January 3, 1893 – February 18, 1940) was an American saxophonist whose compositions and solos on recordings helped popularize the instrument.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 3, 1893 (Detroit), Died February 18, 1940 (Flushing)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: saxophone, composer, leader, arranger, tenor saxophone

Notes: Wiedoeft played C melody saxophone, primarily, but not at all times. Victor ledgers, 4/27/1920, gives his address as 145 W. 45th Street, New York.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 207 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-23473	10-in.	11/14/1919	Karavan	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23696	10-in.	2/24/1920	Karavan	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-23807	10-in.	2/26/1920	Afghanistan	Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23808	10-in.	2/26/1920	I'll see you in C-U-B-A	Rudy Wiedoeft's Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23814	10-in.	3/1/1920	The crocodile	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23815	10-in.	3/1/1920	Lone star	Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	C-23885	12-in.	4/6/1920	Nobody but you	Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23886	10-in.	4/6/1920	Just listen to my heart beat	Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BVE-23969	10-in.	12/20/1927	Saxophobia	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23969	10-in.	4/27/1920	Saxophobia	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BVE-23970	10-in.	12/20/1927	Valse Erica	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-23970	10-in.	4/27/1920	Valse Erica	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with orchestra	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-24051	10-in.	5/11/1920	In sweet September	Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-24052	10-in.	5/11/1920	Hold me	Palace Trio	Instrumental trio	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	C-24231	12-in.	8/3/1920	Cuban moon	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	C-24232	12-in.	8/3/1920	Ziegfeld follies of 1920	Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-24492	10-in.	9/23/1920	Somebody	Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-24634	10-in.	10/19/1920	Feather your nest	Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell ; Rudy Wiedoeft	Male vocal duet, with saxophone and orchestra (takes 4-7); with cello and orchestra (takes 1-3)	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-25165	10-in.	4/15/1921	Na-Jo	Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-27737	10-in.	4/5/1923	Little pal of long ago	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-28567	10-in.	9/18/1923	Souvenir	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	arranger, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-28568	10-in.	9/18/1923	Saxarella	Rudy Wiedoeft	Saxophone solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-28803	10-in.	10/29/1923	Sweet pal	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with saxophone and orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	B-28818	10-in.	10/31/1923	Every night I cry myself to sleep over you	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano, saxophone, and orchestra	instrumentalist, saxophone
Victor	BVE-29532	10-in.	1/4/1926	Wonderful one	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with piano and saxophone	instrumentalist, saxophone

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wiedoeft, Rudy," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103862.

Wiedoeft, Rudy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103862.

"Wiedoeft, Rudy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.